Nepal Airlines and Air India almost collided, CAAN suspends two officers
26th Mar 2023
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when an Air India and a Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to collision.
The warning systems on both planes alerted the pilots in both the aircraft. They managed to take evasive actions, which prevented a collision.
On Friday morning, a Nepal Airlines plane coming to Kathmandu from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and an Air India plane coming to Kathmandu from New Delhi almost collided.
The Air India aircraft was descending from 19,000 ft while the Nepal Airlines aircraft was flying at an altitude of 15,000 ft at the same location.
After it was shown on the radar that the two aircraft were in proximity, the Nepal Airlines aircraft descended to 7,000 ft.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended two air traffic controller department employees for “carelessness”, according to CAAN spokesperson Jagannath Niroula.
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