Plane With 22 People on Board Missing in Nepal's Mountains
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Police in Nepal say a small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route is missing in the mountains shortly after takeoff. The Tara Airlines plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom on Sunday, took off from the resort town of Pokhara, 125…
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Police in Nepal say a small airplane with 22 people on board flying on a popular tourist route is missing in the mountains shortly after takeoff. The Tara Airlines plane, which was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom on Sunday, took off from the resort town of Pokhara, 125…
A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on Sunday, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation.
By CNN’s Teele Rebane and Manveena Suri, and Reuters A plane operated by Nepal’s Tara Air carrying 22 people went missing on Sunday morning, an airline spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The plane was flying from the city of Pokhara to Jomsom, a popular tourist town in central Nepal.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers zeroed in on a possible location of a passenger plane with 22 people aboard that is feared to have crashed Sunday in cloudy weather in Nepal's mountains, officials said.
The flight was set to last just 15-minutes between the city of Pokhara and the community of Jomsom, a journey that is popular among tourists. Two Germans, four Indians, and 16 Nepalis were on board.
A search was underway Sunday for the Tara Air plane, which was headed for a popular Himalayan destination when air traffic controllers lost contact with it.
The aircraft with 22 people on board is thought to have crashed in a remote area of the Himalaya mountains. Emergency services are trying to locate any wreckage.
A passenger plane with 22 people on board went missing in Nepal on Sunday, the operating airline and officials said, as poor weather hampered a search operation.
