KATHMANDU, Nepal — A passenger plane went missing in Nepal on Sunday with 22 people on board, its airline said. ADVERTISEMENT“A domestic flight bound for Jomsom from Pokhara has lost contact,” Sudarshan Bartaula, spokesman for Tara Air, told AFP. But the impoverished Himalayan nation has a poor air safety record due to insufficient training and maintenance. This month Nepal’s second international airport opened at Bhairahawa, aiming to give Buddhist pilgrims from across Asia access to the Buddha’s birthplace at nearby Lumbini. The $76 million project will ease pressure on the overburdened Kathmandu international airport.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 29, 2022 11:07 UTC