Source::RSS
KATHMANDU
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has said the European Union's ban on Nepali aviation sector would be lifted soon. The European Union (EU) had imposed ban on Nepali aviation sector citing the failure on meeting international safety standards. Minister Bhattarai claimed that the air safety measures were improved in Nepali aviation sectors, adding that it was better in comparison to other countries. He said, "There is no reason to continue the ban on Nepali aviation sector." He came up with this view while releasing the ‘Aviation Safety Report 2020’ here Friday. The Minister further claimed that Nepali side was improving aviation sector’s structural and policy level mechanism to meet the EU concern. As a result of the ban, Nepal Airlines, the national flag carrier, is missing a big opportunity for business for long. Minister Bhattarai further shared that Nepali aircraft could fly across the globe as it has met all safety measures. He also said that the lobby to lift the restriction was underway. On another note, Bhattarai shared that the bills related to the division of the CAAN would be decided soon as the bill was under discussion in the upper house and it would be soon tabled in the House of Representatives as well. According to the report, ICAO and Nepal have successfully partnered on resolving a Significant Safety Concern (SSC) and Nepal has improved it by 67 percent.
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