Nepal plane with 22 onboard goes missing
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 22 people on board the missing Tara Air Twin Otter flight, with tail number 9N-AET, included four Indians and two Germans, reported AP, citing a police official who requested anonymity and was not authorised to speak to the media. open image in gallery Handout image shows a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter, tail number 9N-AET, in Simikot, Nepal on 1 December 2021 Planes on this route reportedly fly between mountains before landing in a valley. open image in gallery Family members and relatives of passengers on board the Twin Otter aircraft operated by Tara Air weep outside the airport in Pokhara on 29 May Police official Ramesh Thapa said there is currently no information on the aircraft and a search is underway, reported the Associated Press. open image in gallery Family members and relatives of passengers on board the Twin Otter aircraft operated by Tara Air weep outside the airport in Pokhara Local news reports said the plane is suspected to have crashed in the “Titi” area of Lete in the mountainous Mustang district, home to the pilgrimage site of the Muktinath temple.