Nepal | A 72-seater passenger aircraft crashes on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Rescue operations are underway and the airport is closed for the time being.

A total of 68 passengers & four crew members were on board the Yeti airlines aircraft that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport, Sudarshan Bartaula, spokesperson of Yeti Airlines: The Kathmandu Post

The Government of Nepal summons an emergency meeting of the cabinet, following the passenger aircraft crash at Pokhara Airport.