Kathmandu,27 September: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to not implement the decision to permit ‘safe ground handling’ facility to the Himalaya Airlines.
Inviting the Director General of CAAN Rajan Pokharel at the ministry this afternoon, Minister Bhattarai directed Pokhrel not to implement the decision for the time being, according to media reports.
The Minister is learnt to have communicated to DG Pokhrel that the technical capacity, commercial proposal, human resources and other aspects would be studied before taking decision.
The Minister further directed DG Pokhrel to study whether other airlines are also enjoying ground handling facility without meeting criteria. If so, their facility should be lifted and given to the Nepal Airlines.
Earlier there was a news report in media that CAAN conferred the safe ground handling facility to the Himalaya Airlines. The sources further said the Air India and Thai Airways have been enjoying the safe ground handling without meeting criteria.
People’s News Monitoring Service
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