The Nepal Airlines Corporation has apologized for the incident in which hundreds of passengers were stranded due to disruptions in regular flights for the past one week. A committee has been formed to investigate the incident where three ships of the corporation were 'grounded' and hundreds of passengers were stranded, the corporation said in a statement.
"The corporation apologizes for the inconvenience caused to the passengers in this difficult situation caused by technical problems," the statement issued by the corporation said, "Taking into account the convenience of the passengers, they will take their own flights or other airlines as far as available to reach their destination." The corporation has also mentioned that a three-member investigation committee has been formed.
The Everest narrowbody aircraft sent to China for Five C-checks in January has been stopped there for a week due to the payment process.
A three-member investigation committee has been formed by the executive chairman of the corporation, Yuvraj Adhikari, to study the delay of the ship sent to China and other reasons, and if any deficiencies are found, the employees, maintenance and repair organization (MRO) and even the agents will be submitted with recommendations for action according to the legal process.
Corporation has said that it is preparing to send another Lumbini narrowbody aircraft to India for repairs. For this, an application has been made to the Civil Aviation Authority for re-flight permission. The corporation has claimed that the aircraft will be flown from Saturday.
Nigam has not flown any domestic flight for two months. Corporation management has claimed that one of the damaged ones will be flown from next Tuesday.
In the same way, the damaged and stored in Kathmandu The Corporation has claimed that the afternoon flight will be carried out by this aircraft today as spare parts have been brought from the UK for the Corporation's Annapurna Widebody.
