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Nepal plane missing with 22 people on board - officials

Society 14:02 29 May, 2022

An airline official said the plane was carrying four Indians and two other foreigners, though their nationality was not known

Nepal plane missing with 22 people on board - officials

A plane operated by a private airline in Nepal went missing on Sunday with 22 people on board, airline and government officials told, Qazet.az reports citing Reuters.

The small plane was flying from the tourist town of Pokhara, some 200 km northwest of the capital, Kathmandu, to Jomsom, about 80 km to the northwest, they said. It is operated by Tara Air which mainly flies Canadian-built Twin Otter planes.