The pilot, who survived the crash, is brought into hospital for treatment [AFP]

Suraj Kunwar, a journalist at the scene, told AFP that the aircraft had crash-landed and had burst into flames.

An airport official said: "A Yeti Airlines plane has crashed at Lukla airport while it was landing.

"Twelve Germans and two Swiss people were on the passenger manifest and we are trying to confirm this as the passengers may have changed."

It took two hours to put out the fire on the aircraft, Kunwar reported.

"Officials at the airport here have said that bad weather was the reason for the crash. There was heavy cloud when the accident occurred."

Lukla airport, named Tenzing-Hillary, lies at the gateway to the Everest region and lies on a steep hillside.

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