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Nepalese Aircraft Carrying 21 Goes Missing
A small aircraft carrying 21 persons went missing while flying over mountain region in Nepal, says Tara Air. Rescuing helicopters were sent to search for the missing plane, a Twin Otter model, specified the company.
A small aircraft carrying 21 persons went missing while flying over mountain region in Nepal, says Tara Air. Rescuing helicopters were sent to search for the missing plane, a Twin Otter model, specified the company.
The air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft after it took off on Wednesday morning from the Western city of Pokhara in Nepal.
“A plane that took off from Pokhara for Jomsom this morning is out of contact,” Tara Air spokesman Bhim Raj Rai told AFP. “There are 18 passengers, including two foreigners, and three crew members on board.”
Jomson, in the Himalayas, is about 20 minutes’ flight from Pokhara, which lies 200km (125 miles) west of Kathmandu. It is popular for both foreign tourists visiting the Mount Annapurna and Mustang region for trekking, and for Hindu pilgrims visiting the Muktinath temple.
Nepal, which is still reeling from a devastating earthquake last April, has suffered a number of air disasters in recent years, dealing a blow to its tourist industry.
In 2013, the European Union banned all Nepalese airlines from flying there.
