POKHARA, March 24: The Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) remains closed since 8 AM today due to the presence of eagles on the runway.

KATHMANDU, March 11: Yeti Airlines is going to provide free air tickets to cancer patients who have to go to Birat Medical College Teaching Hospital (Birat Cancer Institute) in Biratnagar for treatment.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: A problem was detected in the engine of the aircraft of Yeti Airlines, which was about to fly from the Tribhuvan International Airport to Biratnagar.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Yeti Airlines has purchased two ATR 72-500 aircraft as a part of its business expansion. The airline has purchased two aircraft with a capacity of 72 seats. Both aircraft landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday evening.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Yeti Airlines has bought two aircraft. With the addition of a new investor, the airline has purchased two ATR-72 aircraft from Bangladesh's Nova Air.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28:  The Yeti Airlines aircraft crash that occurred in Pokhara on January 15, 2023 was due to human error.

POKHARA, Sept 18: Yeti Airlines, a privately-owned airline, has initiated night flights on the Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kathmandu route in response to increasing demand from air passengers. The airline successfully conducted its inaugural night flight on this route on Sunday night.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: The search and rescue operation conducted by the Nepal Army following the crash of Yeti Airlines aircraft in Pokhara is still ongoing.

KATHMANDU, Jan 22: Among those who died in the Pokhara air crash, 14 more bodies have yet to be identified. Head of the Forensic Medicine Department of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Dr Gopal Kumar Chaudhary informed Republica that the bodies of 14 people brought to Kathmandu are yet to be identified.

POKHARA, Jan 20: The recent plane crash of Yeti Airlines in Pokhara, which resulted in a large number of deaths, has had a significant impact not only on the loss of human life but also on the tourism industry. As many as 72 people, including 15 foreign tourists, died in the crash. As a result of the incident, local businesses have reported a decrease in the number of foreign and domestic tourists visiting Pokhara.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Thursday morning visited the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital at Maharajgunj and met with the families of the passengers who lost their lives in the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara.

POKHARA, Jan 19: An expert team has arrived from France to study the plane crash of Yeti Airlines that happened on Sunday in Pokhara. A team of forensic experts has already reached the incident site in Pokhara on Wednesday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has said that a representative had come from the ATR aircraft manufacturing company.

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 19: Determined to pursue the dream of her husband, who died in a plane crash in 2006, Anju Khatiwada took up aviation by giving up her nursing career.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: On January 15, the bodies of 48 people who died in the accident of Yeti Airlines aircraft in Pokhara have been brought to Kathmandu for postmortem.

KASKI, Jan 18: A half life-size statue of pilot of the Yeti Airlines ATR-72 aircraft Kamal KC, who died in the fatal air crash in Pokhara on January 15, being built in Pokhara.

POKHARA, Jan 17: On Sunday, an ATR72-500 series plane of Yeti Airlines with call sign 9N ANC crashed in Pokhara killing 72 passengers. The cause of the accident has not yet been identified. There are lots of speculations about the cause of the accident. The government has formed an investigation committee to study the incident. The process of identifying the dead bodies of the crash victims and handing them over to their relatives is currently underway.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: The search for the last missing person in Sunday’s plane crash continues after rescuers on Tuesday pulled out one more body from the Seti River gorge where an ATR 72 aircraft of Yeti Airlines carrying 72 people had plunged in an attempt to land in the nearby Pokhara Airport.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent his condolences to his Nepali counterpart over Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara on Sunday.

POKHARA, Jan 17: It has been difficult to identify the bodies of the passengers who were killed in the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara on Sunday. The police said that there was a problem in identifying the mortal remains as the bodies had been found in mutilated conditions. The police said that not only the identity of the person could not be distinguished but also it has been difficult to recognize which body part belonged to which person.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: With the crash of 'ATR-72' plane in Pokhara on Sunday, the number of air accidents of Yeti Airlines in the Nepali sky has reached 14. Just seven months ago, Yeti Group's Tara Air '9N AET TwinOtter' plane crashed.

POKHARA, Jan 17: Efforts are underway to send some of the dead bodies of plane crash to Kathmandu. The dead bodies from Pokhara and vicinity which are identified were however being handed over to the concerned sides since Monday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: All the 72 people on board the Yeti Airlines’ 9N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft that crashed into the Seti River gorge near Pokhara Airport on Sunday morning are feared dead even though the search and rescue efforts are underway to find two missing persons in the deep ravine.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has urged one and all not to spread rumors about the plane crash.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Government authorities have decided to send the unidentified bodies of those who were killed in the plane crash of Yeti Airlines to Kathmandu for DNA testing. A helicopter has arrived in Pokhara from Kathmandu to take the dead bodies.

POKHARA, Jan 16: One more body of Yeti Air plane crash victim has been recovered.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The post-mortem of the people who died in the plane crash of Yeti Airlines in Seti Gorge in Pokhara on Sunday has started.

BIRATNAGAR, Jan 16: Deepak Pokharel, the first husband of Captain Anju Khatiwada, who perished in the plane crash of Yeti Airlines in Pokhara on Sunday, died 16 years ago in a plane crash, the relatives said.

POKHARA, Jan 16: The post-mortem of the bodies of the people who died in the Yeti Airlines plane crash on Sunday has not yet started.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The 'black box' of the Yeti Airlines plane that crashed in Pokhara on Sunday has been found. Spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Jagannath Niraula informed Republica that the "black box" was found this morning.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The identity of the 26 Yeti Airline plane crash victims has been revealed.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The international community has conveyed grief over the tragic plane crash involving Yeti Airlines aircraft that claimed the life of at least 68 people in Pokhara on Sunday morning.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The bodies of people, who died in the air crash involving a Yeti Airlines aircraft in Pokhara on Sunday, will be handed over to their respective family members today.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Nepal on Sunday witnessed the biggest ever disaster in aviation history of its domestic flights segment when a Yeti Airlines plane with 72 people on board crashed into the Seti River gorge near Pokhara Airport while making a final approach for landing.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Airport authorities have set up a call center at the Tribhuvan International Airport to provide information about the Yeti Airlines plane crash that occurred in Pokhara this morning.

POKHARA, Jan 15: After an airplane crash in Pokhara on Sunday morning, as many as 39 bodies have been taken to the Western Regional Hospital so far.

KATHMANDU, A crane is being used for search and rescue at the plane crash site of Yeti Air in Pokhara.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed grief over the Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara earlier this morning.

Biggest ever domestic flight crash

January 15, 2023 16:21 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: The plane crash of Yeti Airlines that happened today in Pokhara has been found to be the biggest crash in Nepal's domestic flights so far.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Deepak Regmi, administrative officer of District Administration Office Kaski, said that the bodies of the passengers who died in the plane crash that happened this morning in the gorge of Seti River in Pokhara were brought to Gandaki Hospital.

My name is Arun Tamu. I was at home on Sunday morning. The site where the plane crashed  is not far from my house. Suddenly we heard a loud sound. After that, when we rushed to the scene, we were the only people from the village. It took some time for the police to come but we started the rescue effort.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: The passengers who were aboard the ill-fated aircraft that crashed in Pokhara earlier today have been identified. A total of 68 passengers including 15 foreign nationals and four crew members were on board the aircraft when it crashed.

Jan 15: Mountainous Nepal, where at least 40 people were killed on Sunday when a plane crashed in the tourist town of Pokhara, has a history of deadly air crashes.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the plane of Yeti Airlines, which crashed in Pokhara this morning, had received the permission to land.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: A plane of Yeti Airlines (N-ANC ATR-72 aircraft) flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara met with an accident in the gorge of the Pokhara Seti River at 11 AM on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Prime Minister Pupsha Kamal Dahal and Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane have reached the Tribhuvan International Airport to get details about the plane crash of Yeti Airlines in Pokhara.

POKHARA, Jun 15: An ATR-72 aircraft has met with an accident for the first time in the aviation history of Nepal. On Sunday morning, an ATR-72 aircraft of Yeti Airlines, which took off from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu for Pokhara, met with an accident. The aircraft  has a capacity of 70 to 72 seats. Earlier, Necon Air also operated ATR aircraft. But recently Buddha and Yeti Airlines have only ATR-72 aircraft in Nepal.

POKHARAM Jan 15: A Yeti Airlines flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara has crashed. The plane flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara crashed near the old airport during landing.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plane has crashed in Pokhara. Eight dead bodies have been found from the accident site.

Yeti Airlines plane crashes in Pokhara

January 15, 2023 11:38 am

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Yeti Airlines ATR 72 plane has crashed in Pokhara.

POKHARA, Dec 23: Pokhara Regional International Airport will officially come into operation on January 1, the first day of the English New Year 2023. As preparation for the operation of the airport, private sector airline companies Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines landed their ATR-72 aircraft at Pokhara Regional International Airport for the first time on Thursday. The aircraft also conducted test flights. The residents expressed their happiness saying that this has fulfilled a four-decade-long dream of operating an international-level airport in Pokhara . The airline companies say that they are preparing for commercial flights after the demo flights on Thursday.