A major tragedy was averted on Saturday in Nepal when a private jet with 32 people onboard overshot the runway at Bhairahawa airport situated near Indo-Nepal border, officials said.
All the 29 passengers and three crewmembers onboard the small jet belonging to Nepal’s Yeti Airlines were safe, the airline said in a statement.
The plane overshot the runway and came to a rest on a grassy land some 250 metres away during its landing.
Cause unknown
The cause of the incident was not immediately known, officials said.
The plane was bound for Bhairahawa, some 400 km southwest from here.
The Kathmandu-based airline has a fleet of seven aircraft and offers domestic flights to 10 destinations.
