POKHARA, July 31: An unexpected delay occurred at the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) when a mouse was spotted on board a Yeti Airlines flight, which was scheduled to depart for Kathmandu.
Among the passengers on the flight was National Assembly Speaker Ganesh Timilsina. As a precautionary measure, the flight was immediately halted after the mouse was sighted.
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Jashoda Regmi, the Acting Chief of PRIA, confirmed the incident and mentioned that Yeti Air flight number 678 was affected. The airline promptly initiated a search operation on the aircraft following the discovery of the mouse just before the scheduled departure time at 11:50 AM.
In light of the situation, National Assembly Speaker Ganesh Timilsina, who was among the passengers, is now making arrangements to travel to Kathmandu on another plane.