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KATMANDU — A plane carrying tourists to view Mount Everest crashed while attempting to land in Nepal on Sunday, killing all 19 people on board, including two U.S. citizens, officials said.The turboprop plane belonging to Buddha Air was carrying 13 foreign tourists, three Nepalese passengers and three crew members when it crashed in Bisankunarayan village, just a few miles south of the capital, Katmandu.Rewant Kuwar, an official at Katmandu's international airport rescue office, said that 18 bodies were pulled out of the plane's wreckage, and that another victim died later after being rushed to a hospital.Tourism Secretary Ganeshraj Joshi said that among the foreigners who died in the crash, two were U.S. citizens, 10 were Indian nationals and the other was Japanese.Andy Lane, a U.S. State Department press officer, told NBC News that it was aware of the incident and was working with Nepal's government to get more information. [Read the full article] The TV program also shows flight attendants with plenty of time to chit-chat, and at least one crew member involved in an off-duty affair with a passenger.“Some of those flights were quite long – 15 or 20 hours – and there were fewer people, so you could get to know them,” said Roberts. “People weren’t glued to their laptops like they are now. And some people did end up marrying passengers they met on flights."Roberts and Davey had only a few quibbles with the first episode. Both said their uniforms were a warmer, more subdued shade of blue than those worn by the TV actresses and that flight attendants in their day would never be allowed to have hair touching their shoulders. But there’s one moment that Davey said was spot on. “I liked the scene when they were ready for take-off and one flight attendant says to the new hire, ‘Buckle up. Adventure calls.’ That’s how it was. [Read the full article] Peruse this week's gallery and vote for your favorite. When you're done, submit your own vacation shots.Peter Kowalchuk, a spokesman for Chautauqua Airlines, which operates Continental's regional service, says maintenance workers are inspecting the plane to determine why the cockpit was alerted Monday morning to the bathroom smoke warning light.Kowalchuck says the plane was in the air less than 20 minutes before returning to Bradley International Airport.All 49 passengers and three crew members were directed off the plane and returned to the terminal.Copyright 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.Peruse this week's gallery and vote for your favorite. When you're done, submit your own vacation shots. [Read the full article] 
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