The co-pilot who was killed in the recent Nepal plane crash lost her husband in another plane crash nearly two decades ago.
At least 70 people were killed in ATR 72 Yeti Airlines plane crash after the twin-engine regional airliner came crashing down near Pokhara in Nepal on January 15.
According to the latest reports, two of the 72 people on board the doomed flight are still missing but are feared dead.
Since the tragic event, the identities of some of the passengers were revealed, whereas the authorities confirmed that 15 of the passengers were foreign nationals.
As REUTERS now reported, one of the victims was also the plane’s co-pilot, 44-year-old Anju Khatiwada, who joined Yeti Airlines back in 2010.
Khatiwada reportedly followed the footsteps of her beloved husband, Dipak Pokhrel, who was killed in a 2006 plane crash when a domestic carrier he flew plunged to the ground just moments before it was set to land.
17 years later, after the grieving widow dedicated her life to flying, the tragedy repeats itself.
“Her husband, Dipak Pokhrel, died in 2006 in a crash of a Twin Otter plane of Yeti Airlines in Jumla. She got her pilot training with the money she got from the insurance after her husband’s death,” spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula said.
Another official, who asked to remain anonymous, added: “On Sunday, she was flying the plane with an instructor pilot, which is the standard procedure of the airline. She was always ready to take up any duty and had flown to Pokhara earlier.”
According to the reports, Khatiwada was an experienced pilot with 6,400 fours of flying time under her belt.
Our thoughts remain with the families of the victims of the Nepal plane crash during this challenging time.
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