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BIG BREAKING! 72-seater plane crashes on runway in Nepal’s Pokhra, rescue op underway

Nepal Aircraft Crash: A 72-seater passenger plane on Sunday crashed on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Rescue operations are underway and the airport is currently closed. According to local media The Kathmandu Post, the Yeti Airlines plane carrying a total of 68 passengers and four crew members crashed between the old airport […]

Edited By : Pranjal Gupta | Updated: Jan 17, 2023 13:00 IST
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Nepal Aircraft Crash: A 72-seater passenger plane on Sunday crashed on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Rescue operations are underway and the airport is currently closed.

According to local media The Kathmandu Post, the Yeti Airlines plane carrying a total of 68 passengers and four crew members crashed between the old airport and Pokhara International Airport. Yeti Airlines spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula has confirmed the news.

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As per the information, Yeti Airlines ATR 72 aircraft flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed in Pokhara in Kaski district.

Yeti Airlines spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula told The Post that there were a total of 68 passengers and four crew members on board the plane that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport.

Pictures and videos posted on social media platforms showed plumes of smoke rising from the crash site. Details awaited. A rescue team has been deployed at the crash site by helicopter.

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First published on: Jan 15, 2023 11:59 AM IST

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