Nepal: Plane with 68 passengers onboard crashes in Pokhara, several feared dead [WATCH]
Nepal: Plane with 68 passengers onboard crashes in Pokhara, several feared dead [WATCH]
A Yeti Air aircraft flying to Pokhara from Kathmandu has crashed near the destination airport.
The 9N ANC ATR72 aircraft had 68 passengers who had left Kathmandu a while ago. Besides, there were four crew members.
According to initial reports, the plane crashed when it was attempting a landing at the Pokhara International Airport amid bad weather conditions.
Here's the video:
The Yeti Air spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula says efforts are underway to douse the fire caused by the Pokhara plane crash.
Plane crashes in Nepal are very common. Not only domestic flights crash but also International killing hundreds of people. Nepal has also had many serious aviation disasters in recent times.
Over the last 30 years, there have been around 30 fatal plane crashes in Nepal, the most recent–before the Pokhara crash today–being a Tara Air crash, in May 2022, killing 22 people on board.