Mountain Air chopper makes force-landing in Solukhumbu KATHMANDU: A Mountain Air helicopter made a force-landing at Chisa Khola in Solukhumbu immediately after taking off from Juving village to Tenzing Hillary Airport in Lukla on Sunday morning. Bachchu Ram Shrestha, Manager at the Lukla Airport... Travel 25 Sep, 2016
Bomb hoax forces Lukla airport to close briefly KATHMANDU: A bomb hoax forced the Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Solukhumbu district of eastern Nepal to briefly close this morning. The airport lies on the lap of Mt Everest, and is considered the gateway to the world's highest... Travel 29 Feb, 2016
Nepal quake tough test for 'world's most dangerous airport' LUKLA: Flying into Nepal's Lukla airport -- the gateway to Mount Everest -- demands courage and precision, thanks to its tiny, treacherous runway perched on a steep cliff. For half a century, pilots have needed to navigate snow-capped peaks and... Travel 06 Dec, 2015
Mighty Mountains Ayush Pyakurel journeys to the enchanting Everest Base Camp To start the Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek, most people fly from Kathmandu (1,400m) to Lukla (2,860 m), one of the scariest runways in the world. The other option is a bus to Jiri or Salleri...
