It’s still not clear what caused the crash, which took place less than a minute’s flight from the airport on a mild day with little wind. Pemba Sherpa, spokesperson for Yeti Airlines, confirmed that both the flight data and the cockpit voice recorders were found. According to the Safety Matters Foundation’s data, there have been 42 fatal plane crashes in Nepal since 1946. The European Union has banned airlines from Nepal from flying into the 27-nation bloc since 2013, citing weak safety standards. ___This story has been updated to correct the name of the safety organization from India’s Flight Safety Foundation to India’s Safety Matters Foundation.

Source: Huffington Post January 17, 2023 06:43 UTC