Minister Bhattarai's directive not to implement the decision to allow Himalayan Airlines to handle the ground on its own

 Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai has instructed Himalayan Airlines not to implement the decision of self-ground handling.

Minister Bhattarai has instructed Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority Rajan Pokhrel not to call the ministry and implement the decision.

A senior source in the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation told Nepalkhabar that any major decision should be taken only after discussing with the Minister. "Himalayan Airlines has been instructed to keep the status quo without implementing the decision on self-ground handling," Bhattarai told Pokhrel. According to a source, Kedar Bahadur has been instructed to hold discussions with the minister before making any major decision.

Minister Bhattarai has also directed to cancel the permits of Air India and Thai Airways, which had earlier received self-ground handling.

"Air India and Thai Airways have been allowed to do so without meeting the criteria," the source said. "Ground handling arrangements for these airlines have also been directed to the Nepal Airlines Corporation."

Nepal Airlines Corporation has been given the responsibility of ground handling of Tribhuvan Airport. There was a protest saying that the ground handling, which is the main source of income of the airline corporation, would be lost to others.

Even the official trade union of the Nepal Airlines Corporation had protested against the permission given to Himalayan Airlines to lose the revenue of the airline corporation.

"The commercial and technical capacity of Himalayan Airlines has not yet been reached, so the decision has been directed not to be implemented," a ministry source said.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) had stated that the facility was provided in accordance with Article 4 of Paragraph 2 of the Ground Handling Directive 2072 of NEA. The article provides for self-ground handling for those who fly more than 35 flights a week.

According to NEA, Himalayan Airlines had applied on March 22, 2008. NEA had given permission on September 11 saying that the provision of the directive has been fulfilled.

Apart from itself, the airline corporation has been providing professional ground handling services to 25 foreign airlines.

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Sanskr̥ti, paryaṭana tathā nāgarika uḍḍayanamantrī yōgēśa kumāra bhaṭṭarā'īlē himālaya ēyaralā'insalā'ī sēlpha grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅa garnē nirṇaya kāryānvayana nagarna nirdēśana di'ēkā chan.

Mantrī bhaṭṭarā'īlē nāgarika uḍḍayana prādhikaraṇakā mahānirdēśaka rājana pōkharēlalā'ī mantrālaya bōlā'ēra nirṇaya kāryānvayana nagarna nirdēśana di'ēkā hun.

‘Kunai pani ṭhūlā nirṇaya gardā mantrīsam̐ga chalaphala garēramātrai nirṇaya garna nirdēśana bha'ēkō cha’, sanskr̥ti, paryaṭana tathā nāgarika uḍḍayana mantrālaya ucca srōtalē nēpālakhabarasam̐ga bhan'yō, ‘himālaya ēyaralā'inlā'ī sēlpha grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅasambandhī nirṇaya kāryānvayana nagarī yathāsthitimā rākhnu bhannē nirdēśana bha'ēkō cha.’Mantrī bhaṭṭarā'īlē mahānirdēśaka pōkharēlalā'ī saciva kēdāra bahādura adhikārīsam̐gai rākhēra abadēkhi kunai ṭhūlā nirṇaya garnupahilē mantrīsam̐ga chalaphala garna nirdēśana di'ēkō srōtakō bhanā'i cha.

Mantrī bhaṭṭarā'īlē yasa'aghi sēlpha grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅa pā'ēkā ēyara inḍiyā ra thā'ī ēyaravējakō anumati samēta radda garna nirdēśana di'ēkā chan.

‘Ēyara inḍiyā ra thā'ī ēyaravējalē māpadaṇḍa pūrā nagarī anumati pā'ēkō dēkhiyō’, srōtalē bhan'yō, ‘yī ēyaralā'insakō grā'uṇḍa hēṇḍaliṅakō vyavasthā samēta nēpāla vāyusēvā nigamalā'ī dina nirdēśana bha'ēkō cha.’

Tribhuvana vimānasthalakō grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅakō jim'mā nēpāla vāyusēvā nigamalē pā'ēkō cha. Vāyusēvā nigamakō mukhya āyasrōta rahēkō grā'uṇḍa hēnḍaliṅa arulā'ī dim̐dā nigamakō āmdānī gumnē bhandai virōdha bha'ēkō thiyō.

Nēpāla vāyusēvā nigamakō ādhikārika ṭrēḍa yuniyanalē samēta vāyusēvā nigamakō āmdānī gumnē garī himālaya ēyaralā'insalā'ī anumati di'ēkō bhandai virōdha janā'ēkō thiyō.

‘Himālaya ēyaralā'insakō vyāvasāyika ra prāvidhika kṣamatā ajhai pugēkō dēkhi'ēna, tyasailē nirṇaya kāryānvayana nagarna nirdēśana di'i'ēkō hō’, mantrālaya srōtakō bhanā'i cha.

Nēpāla nāgarika uḍḍayana prādhikaraṇalē prādhikaraṇakō grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅa nirdēśikā 2072 kō paricchēda 2 kō daphā 4 anusāra suvidhā di'ēkō batā'ēkō thiyō. Ukta daphāmā haptāmā 35 bhandā baḍhī uḍāna garnēlē sēlpha grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅa garna pā'unē vyavasthā rahēkō cha.

Prādhikaraṇakā anusāra himālaya ēyaralā'insalē 2076 caita 7 gatēmā āvēdana di'ēkō thiyō. Nirdēśikākō prāvadhāna pūrā bha'ēkō bhandai prādhikaraṇalē bhadau 28 gatē anumati pradāna garēkō thiyō.

Vāyusēvā nigamalē āphnōbāhēka 25 vidēśī vāyusēvā pradāyakaharulā'ī samēta vyāvasāyika grā'uṇḍa hyāṇḍaliṅa sēvā pradāna gardai ā'ēkō cha.