Civil aviation boss hauled up over Yeti Airlines crash

Tourism ministry accuses the director general of consistently failing to ensure aviation safety, with five aircraft incidents and accidents on his watch.

The Tourism Ministry has accused the civil aviation regulator of neglect resulting in the crash of Yeti Airlines Flight 691 last January. The ATR 72 plunged to the ground while coming in to land at newly opened Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 persons on board.