Airport to carry Sir Ed's name

The airport that is the gateway to Mt Everest has been renamed after Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

"The Lukla airport will now be known as the Tenzing-Hillary Airport," said Nepal's Tourism Minister, Prithvi Subba Gurung.

Lukla airport was set up with help from Sir Ed's Himalayan Trust in 1964. A part of the trail to reach the Everest Base Camp will also be named the Tenzing-Hillary route.

Sir Ed, who died last month, and Tenzing Norgay were the first men to climb Everest.