Plane carrying 22 passengers out of contact for 1 hour in Nepal, 4 Indians onboard

A airplane carrying 22 passengers has misplaced contact in Nepal, airport authorities stated on Sunday morning.

Tara Air’s twin-engine plane carrying 19 passengers misplaced contact on Sunday morning, airport authorities stated. (Photo: Rep/File)

An plane flying from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal with 22 folks onboard misplaced contact on Sunday morning, airport authorities stated.

The airplane, Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin-engine plane, took off at 9.55 am and went off the radar shortly thereafter. A helicopter has been has been despatched to hint the airplane.

The pilot of the plane has been recognized as Prabhakar Prasad Ghimire.

WHO’S ONBOARD?

The lacking plane has 4 Indians and two overseas nationals onboard. The remaining passengers are Nepali residents, as per state media.

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