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Nepal flew 69-person flight to the wrong airport: 400 kilometers away from the destination

Nepal flew 69-person flight to the wrong airport: 400 kilometers away from the destination

by YCPress

December 24th According to CNN report on the 23rd, a Nepalese flight flew to the wrong airport, deviating from its destination for nearly 400 kilometers, with a total of 69 passengers on board.

Stranded passengers wait for flights to resume at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on March 6, 2015. Kathmandu’s international airport was closed for a third day, leaving thousands stranded at the start of the tourist season, after a plane skidded off its only runway. AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA

It is reported that the flight took off from Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal, on the 18th. It was originally planned to fly to Bokala, the second largest city in the northwest, but due to the pilot’s mistake, the flight flew to the southern city of Janakpur, about 400 kilometers apart.

The plane carried a total of 69 passengers, including 66 adult passengers and 3 children. The airline, aware of the mistake, arranged a flight from Janakpur to Bokala, which had not been directly connected to the two places before.

KATHMANDU, NEPAL – 2020/06/25: An air hostess of Buddha Air wearing a protective suit attends to passengers inside the aircraft during a mock safety drill to make necessary preparations for the resumption of domestic and international flights. Commercial flights to Nepal have been suspended since March 26th due to the risk of coronavirus infection. The government is preparing to open commercial flights as the risk of infection decreases. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

The airline’s head said that the reason for the error was the pilot’s miscommunication with the ground handling and the failure to implement standard operating procedures.

In addition, there are weather factors, which lead to confusion in management due to the shortened flight period in winter and the relative increase in the number of flights during the period.