Nepal crash: father of flight attendant told her not to go to work
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Nepal crash: father of flight attendant told her not to go to work
(Web Desk) - Oshin Ale Magar, a flight attendant from Kathmandu who studied in India and dies in the plane crash, promised her family that she would return from Pokhara after work so they could celebrate the Maghe Sankranti holiday.
Oshin, 24, was one of 69 individuals who died on Sunday after Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC ATR-72 plane crashed on the bank of the Seti River in the resort city of Pokhara in central Nepal. The plane had 72 people on board, including five Indians.
Her family was ready to celebrate at home when they got the news of the plane crash.
Her father Mohan Ale Magar, a retired Indian Army soldier, recalls telling her not to go to work on a festive day early in the morning.
She insisted on celebrating the festival after finishing two flights, Mohan told Republica newspaper over the phone.
For two years, Oshin had been employed by Yeti Airlines. She was originally from Madi in Chitwan and had moved to Kathmandu after beginning her employment. She also extended an invitation to her parents to join her in the city for the previous six months, according to the article.
Oshin had a brother and two sisters. She was the eldest daughter. According to the report, she sent her sisters and brother to Kathmandu for their schooling.
She got her education at Oxford College, Gainedkot in India before completing her training at Sahara Air Hostess Academy in Kathmandu.
Oshin and her husband married in Pokhara two years ago; they were living in the UK.
According to the news, her mother Sabnam Ale Magar and father Mohan arrived in Pokhara to identify their daughter s body.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal informed Yeti Airlines 9N-ANC ATR-72 crashed on the bank of the Seti River between the old airport and the new airport minutes before landing after taking off from Kathmandu s Tribhuvan International Airport at 10:33 a.m. (CAAN).
There were four crew members and a total of 68 passengers on board. Eight of the world s fourteen highest mountains, including Mount Everest, are located in Nepal, which has a history of plane disasters.
The accident was the deadliest in Nepal since a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed into a hill while attempting to land in Kathmandu in 1992, killing all 167 people on board.
