Nepal Airlines plane carrying 18 passengers missing on
flight from Pokhara to Jumla
A Nepal Airlines plane carrying 15 passengers and three crew
has gone missing shortly after take off from a popular tourist resort, police
and an airline spokesman said.
The plane belonging to the state-run carrier was travelling
from Pokhara to the town of Jumla, 353 kilometres west of the capital
Kathmandu, when air traffic controllers lost contact with the pilot 15 minutes
after takeoff.
"One of the passengers is from Denmark," spokesman
Ram Hari Sharma said.
The rest of those on board are from Nepal.
The airline has alerted police to "find the plane's
location" and are "preparing for rescue operations", Mr Sharma
said.
Source-abc.net.au
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