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Nepal: A plane with 22 passengers is missing

An aircraft with 22 passengers is missing in the last hours at Nepalaccording to executives of the privately owned company and state officials.

As reported by ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ, the small aircraft was flying from the tourist town of Pokhara, about 200 kilometers northwest of the capital, to Jomsom, the imgs said. The aircraft is operated by Tara Air, which uses mainly Canadian-made Twin Otter aircraft.

“Tara Air passenger aircraft is ignored”Siva Prasad Rijal, a high-ranking official in the Pokhara area, the capital of Gandaki province, told Xinhua. “Carried 19 passengers and three crew members”.

The aircraft took off from Pokhara Airport at 09.55 a.m. local time and was expected in Jomsom at 10.20 a.m.. However, a few minutes after takeoff air traffic controllers lost contact with the aircrafthe said.

An airline executive said The plane was carrying four Indians and two other foreign nationals.


Source: News Beast

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