A 43-year-old plane operated by a private airline in mountainous Nepal has been found after it went missing Sunday morning with 22 people on board, a report said.
News agency ANI report quoted an online news website to say the aircraft was detected Kowang, Mustang. The chief of Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport was quoted by ANI as saying that the status of the plane is yet to be ascertained.
“Tara Air flight 9NAET that took off from Pokhara at 9.55 AM today with 22 people onboard, including 4 Indians, has gone missing. Search and rescue operation is on. The embassy is in touch with their family. Our emergency hotline number :+977-9851107021,” the Indian embassy in Nepal tweeted.