- It has been revealed that the Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plane that crashed in Pokhara has made its first landing at Pokhara's newly built international airport.
The crew, including Captain Kamal KC, who is also an instructor pilot, did the first demo flight at Pokhara International Airport from the same aircraft on 7th of January.
This is the first incident where a 72-passenger ATR aircraft has crashed in Nepal.
The plane crashed near Seti Khonch in Nayagaon, Pokhara on Sunday morning. Rescue work is still going on at the accident site. It is said that 26 bodies have been collected from the accident site.
At 10:30 in the morning, the 9N-ANC plane that flew from Kathmandu to Pokhara, while landing at Pokhara International Airport, crashed at Seti's gorge in Nayagaon, between the old airport and the new airport.
The Yeti plane that had an accident was the first plane to land at the Pokhara International Airport. The plane was flown by senior captain Kamal KC of Yeti Airlines. Captain Casey is also an instructor pilot. He made the first demo flight at Pokhara International Airport from this aircraft. This is the first incident where a 72-passenger ATR aircraft has crashed in Nepal.
Pokhara International Airport has said that the rescue operation is continuing and the amount of damage in the incident is yet to be ascertained.
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