The missing aircraft was carrying four Indians and three Japanese nationals. The remaining were Nepali citizens, ANI reported.
Updated on May 29, 2022 11:20 AM IST
A Tara Air’s 9 NAET twin-engine aircraft carrying 22 passengers – including four Indians and three Japanese nationals – flying from Pokhara to Jomsom in Nepal, lost its contact with the airport authorities on Sunday morning, news agency ANI reported. The plane lost its contact at 9:55am, it added.
The remaining were Nepali citizens, ANI added.
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