Kathmandu, Dec. 20 -- Next time you take a Buddha Air flight, make sure to reconfirm, as you board the plane, that the plane is flying to your destination airport.

Those who did not do that on Friday were in for a surprise.

When 69 passengers boarded Buddha Air's ATR 72 on Friday afternoon, they were headed for Janakpur. But when they landed, they found themselves in Pokhara.

Buddha Air admitted to serious lapses on its side.

Birendra Bahadur Basnet, managing director of the carrier, told the Post that they have formed a committee to investigate the incident.

Since domestic carriers resumed services on September 21 after nearly six months of no flights due to the pandemic, planes are flying almost full to all destinations.

On Friday...