{"id":22642,"date":"2022-05-29T11:36:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T11:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=22642"},"modified":"2022-05-29T11:36:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T11:36:57","slug":"passenger-plane-with-22-people-on-board-goes-missing-in-nepals-mountains-soon-after-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2022\/05\/29\/passenger-plane-with-22-people-on-board-goes-missing-in-nepals-mountains-soon-after-take-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger plane with 22 people on board goes missing in Nepal&#8217;s mountain&#8217;s soon after take off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A plane with 22 people on board has gone missing in Nepal\u2019s mountains, an official said on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The 9N-AET plane was on a 15-minute scheduled flight to the mountain town of Jomsom before it lost contact with the airport tower not long after take-off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">An air traffic controller at Jomsom Airport said they were investigating an unconfirmed report of a loud noise in Ghasa of Jomsom, according to the\u00a0Kathmandu Post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The plane was carrying 13 Nepalis, four Indians, two Germans and three crew members.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cb32df708ded08f8\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/05\/29\/09\/58422225-0-image-a-1_1653811982347.jpg\" alt=\"A plane with 22 people on board has gone missing in Nepal\u2019s mountains, an official said on Sunday\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" data-gallery-handler-attached=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">A plane with 22 people on board has gone missing in Nepal\u2019s mountains, an official said on Sunday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"p-18\" 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