KATHMANDU, JANUARY 15

A Yeti Airlines aricraft flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 people onboard, has crashed in Pokhara of Kaski district on Sunday morning. The plane took off from Tribhuvan International Airport at 10:33 am today.

The 9N ANC ATR 72 aircraft had four crew, two pilot, two air hosteses aboard, Yeti Airlines Spokesperson, Sudarshan Bartaula was quoted as saying in RSS.

According to Tek Bahadur KC, Chief District Officer of the Kaski district, the plane crashed into the Seti river gorge. Rescue operation is currently being conducted after the information regarding the incident was received, KC added.

We will update our readers with the details as they follow.