US Federal Aviation team came to study aviation sector of Nepal

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: A representative of the US Federal Aviation Administration has arrived in Nepal to conduct a preliminary study of the aviation sector. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) spokesperson Jagannath Niraula said that three representatives have arrived in Nepal on Thursday evening to complete the necessary procedures before the bilateral air agreement.

He informed us that this team is planning to study Nepal's aviation sector on Friday and return home on Saturday.

This team will study the actions and progress made by Nepal in air security since the last 6 months. Based on this, information has come to study the feasibility of direct flights,' Niraula said, 'We will brief them on all the issues they want to understand.'

A month ago, correspondence between Nepal and the US for a bilateral air agreement had started. For this, there was a correspondence between the Authority and the US Federal Aviation Administration.

It is said that if direct flights start between the two countries, it will be easy for foreign tourists and Nepalese who come for educational, business and other visits. It is believed that the American and Nepali airlines will start direct flights and the competition will increase and the air fares will also be cheaper.

Work started three months ago to start Nepal-US two-way direct air service. According to the initial discussion, United Airlines of America, American Airlines and Nepal Airlines Corporation and Himalaya Airlines can fly on behalf of Nepal, the authority said.

At present, international airlines such as Turkish, Qatar Airways, Singapore, Thai etc. are providing Nepal-US flight services through various transits in Nepal. Of which Singapore Airlines is taking the most passengers to America.

At present, Nepal has signed two-way direct flight agreements with 40 countries. Only 20 out of 40 destinations have regular commercial flights.