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Nepal suspends tourist flights after crash that killed Mexicans

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Nepal’s aviation regulator has banned helicopter flights. minor flights including tourism, within two months of a fatal accident in the Everest region that killed six people, majority of

Nepal suspends tourist flights after crash that killed Mexicans

Nepal’s aviation regulator has banned helicopter flights. minor flights including tourism, within two months of a fatal accident in the Everest region that killed six people, majority of Mexican nationality.

five mexican tourists and a Nepalese pilot of a small privately owned Manang Air helicopter died Tuesday when the craft crashed while returning from a view of the Himalayas, including Mount Everest.

“Non-essential flights such as mountain flights, external cargo and (ritual) flower showering from helicopters will be restricted until September,” the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) tweeted on Wednesday evening.

In Nepal, which experiences an annual rainy season from June to September, a committee of inquiry has been formed. find out what caused the accident on Tuesday.

Home to eight of the world’s 14 highest peaks, including Everest, this Himalayan country has a history of plane crashes, with many airlines flying to small airports in remote hills and near peaks often shrouded in clouds.

The worst plane crash to hit an Asian country in 30 years has claimed lives 71 people in January, when the plane crashed near the resort town of Pokhara.

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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