Tara Air plane out of contact

Gandaki: A Tara Air plane that took off from Pokhara to Jomsom is out of contact. The plane had taken off from Pokhara airport at 9.55 am and contact with it has been lost, said Bikram Raj Gautam, Chief of Pokhara Airport.

There are 19 passengers and three members of the crew aboard the plane, it is stated. Gautam said a search has been initiated for the missing plane. Details about this are still to come by.