Nepal plane crash

The domestic flight was carrying 72 people from Nepal's capital city Kathmandu and crashed on Sunday shortly before landing in Pokhara, the country's second- ...

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Seventy-two people were on board the Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu, officials say,. Rescue crews can be seen dousing fires on the aircraft wreckage as ...

Read the latest information on the crash Crowds have gathered at the site of a plane crash in central Nepal, where a rescue operation is taking place. Crowds gather at Nepal plane crash site

A domestic flight traveling from the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu, crashed near Pokhara International Airport on Sunday morning, killing at least 68, ...

“I am deeply saddened by the tragic accident of Yeti Airlines ANC ATR 72, which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with passengers,” tweeted Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Prime Minister of Nepal. The European Commission’s Air Safety List also prohibits all Nepali airlines from operating in Europe due to safety concerns. “Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this,” the statement read. Yeti Airlines said they would be canceling all flights on Monday to mourn the victims of the crash. and last made contact with the tower at 10:50 a.m. The plane left Kathmandu at 10:32 a.m.

"The aircraft crashed into a gorge so it is difficult to bring the bodies Search and rescue is ongoing. No survivors have been found yet," army spokesman ...

The rest were Nepalis. The city is a gateway to religious pilgrims and international trekkers. No survivors have been found yet," army spokesman Krishna Prasad Bhandari told AFP. The area was strewn with what appeared to be parts of the aircraft, including seats. "The aircraft crashed into a gorge so it is difficult to bring the bodies Search and rescue is ongoing. This was partially confirmed by the army, with a spokesman saying 29 bodies had been retrieved and that there were 33 more at the site in Pokhara in central Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15 (Reuters) - At least 64 people were killed on Sunday when a domestic flight crashed in Pokhara in Nepal, the small Himalayan country's ...

"Half of the plane is on the hillside," said Arun Tamu, a local resident, who told Reuters he reached the site minutes after the plane went down. It also owns Tara Air, and the two together offer the "widest network" in Nepal, the company says. The weather on Sunday was clear. The plane made contact with the airport from Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. (0505 GMT), the aviation authority said in its statement. Local TV showed rescue workers scrambling around broken sections of the aircraft.

At least 68 people died when a Yeti airlines flight crashed on its approach to the tourist town Pokhara.

You can also get in touch in the following ways: Of the passengers, 53 were said to be Nepalese. There was huge smoke coming from the flames of the plane. Four years earlier 51 people were killed when a flight travelling from Bangladesh caught fire as it landed in Kathmandu. "The pilot tried his best to not hit civilisation or any home," she added. Please include your name, age and location with any submission. There was also one passenger each from Ireland, Australia, Argentina and France among others. "By the time I was there the crash site was already crowded. "There was a small space right beside the Seti River and the flight hit the ground in that small space." This Himalayan nation, home to some of the most breath-taking mountains in the world, has some of the most difficult terrain to navigate. The prime minister of Nepal declared Monday a national day of mourning, and the government set up a panel to investigate the cause of the disaster. At least 68 people died when a flight from Kathmandu to the tourist town of Pokhara crashed and caught fire on Sunday morning.

Hundreds of emergency personnel on Monday resumed searching for four missing people following a deadly plane crash in Nepal that has once again highlighted ...

Two years later, the ICAO and Nepal announced a partnership to resolve safety concerns. Pokhara, a lakeside city, is a popular tourist destination and gateway to the Himalayas. Known as the gateway to Everest, the airport’s runway is laid out on a cliffside between mountains, dropping straight into an abyss at the end. That incident involved a recently acquired Twin Otter aircraft flying in clear conditions. It is also the third-worst aviation accident in Nepal’s history, according to data from the Aviation Safety Network. It has seen multiple fatal crashes over the years, including in 2008 and 2019. The Yeti Airlines plane was manufactured by aerospace company ATR, headquartered in France. Some 15 foreign nationals were aboard, according to the country’s civil aviation authority. [ crashed on landing](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/asia/kathmandu-plane-crash/index.html) and caught fire, killing 51 of the 71 people on board. The airport in the town of Lukla, in northeastern Nepal, is often referred to as the [deadly plane crash](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/asia/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk/index.html) that has once again highlighted the dangers of air travel in a country often referred to as one of the riskiest places to fly. [Yeti Airlines](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/15/asia/nepal-yeti-airlines-crash-intl-hnk/index.html) flight crashed near the city of Pokhara Sunday.

At least 68 dead after Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames with 72 people onboard.

“Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this,” the plane’s France-based manufacturer ATR said in a statement on Sunday. The fire was getting very intense and it made it difficult for us to approach closer,” the former soldier told AFP. The European Union has banned all Nepali carriers from its airspace over safety concerns. “Due to fog, the search has been paused. “A few of us rushed to see if we can rescue anybody. “We have so far sent 63 bodies to the hospital,” police officer AK Chhetri said on Monday.