Yeti Airlines co-pilot dies in Nepal plane crash

He lost his husband and pilot in a plane crash 16 years ago.

Foreign media reported sad news.

It reveals the heartbreaking fate of a female pilot, Anju Khatiwada, who served as the co-pilot of Flight 691, carrying 68 passengers and four crew members, totaling 72, from the capital. Kathmandu

capital city of nepal

to Pokhara

A popular tourist city surrounded by the Himalayas.

On Sunday, January 15, 2023, the past

But then this plane

had suffered a fall and a fire

in the area of ​​Seti Gorge

near pokhara airport

This has resulted in 70 confirmed deaths and no one who traveled on the flight is expected to survive.

Sixteen years ago, female co-pilot Anju Katiwada

Also lost her husband, Dipak Pokhrel, who was also a co-pilot of Yeti Airlines, in a 2006 plane crash while escorting a plane carrying rice and food to Jamla.

west of Penal

The plane exploded in flames, killing the pilot and all nine people on board, including Anju Khatiwada's husband, Dipak Pokhrel.

Four years later, Anju Katiwada followed her husband's path.

by being a pilot

She overcame many obstacles while training to become a pilot in the US.

And as soon as Anju Katiwada received a pilot certificate

She applied to become a Yeti pilot and made Anju Katiwada one of six women to become a Yeti pilot and has piloted nearly 6,400 aircraft. hour

But then, Anju Katiwada's fate turns out to be the same as that of her late husband.

The plane she served as co-pilot

had an accident near Pokhara

resulting in all deaths

source: BBC

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