Operators argued that additional expenditure could not be absorbed under existing commercial structure.

The teams trekked along difficult mountain paths from direction of Pandukeshwar towards wreckage site.

Five passengers as well as the helicopter's pilot were killed in the helicopter crash.

A helicopter crash in Joshimath carrying six people has reignited safety concerns, adding to a grim decade of aviation disasters in Uttarakhand.

A private helicopter carrying six people, including a Karnataka police inspector, crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand amid adverse weather conditions.

A helicopter crash in Joshimath, Uttarakhand, has claimed the lives of all six people on board, including a Delhi pilot and five passengers from Bengaluru.

A Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near Joshimath, killing all six people on board.

Four members of the European Union Force in Bosnia, including two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers, were killed in a tragic Chinook helicopter crash.

A mid-air collision between two helicopters near an Oregon airport left three people dead, prompting a federal investigation.