Air accidents in Nepal are due to ‘violation of rules’, says aviation expert Kumar Chalise

A new international airport in Nepal’s southern plains has just come into operation, with one more in the tourist city of Pokhara said to be opened later this year as the Himalayan nation mourns after yet another small aircraft crash. Nepal correspondent Sewa Bhattarai spoke to an aviation expert Kumar Chalise who says while building new infrastructures is a positive development, and all concerned parties will need to follow the rules if mishaps are to be avoided in the future.

This handout photograph released shows the wreckage of a plane in a gorge in Sanosware in Mustang district close to the mountain town of Jomsom. Source: Fishtail Air