A chartered flight of Skyline Airways flying from Jumla to Surket went missing, the Airways confirmed. Other details were not released.
The number of passengers were not known. Skyline Airways operates 19 seater Twin Otters which normally has a crew of three: two pilots and a flight attendant.
Skyline officials have said the pilots were captain Bijaya Giri and senior copilot Rakesh Awale. The officials first got the news at 2:30 pm. Captain Giri is also a popular tele-film actor.
The airline officials still say the aircraft is missing. Skyline said the flight first took off from Surket to Jumla with cargo and while returning it went missing. The Airline has not confirmed the number of passengers.
The normal flight time is 25 minutes. nepalnews.com br/dr July 17