onlineketi.com: February 2015

That the NAC will be resuming its mountain flights is good news for the flagging carrier, which has long lost its early 90s lustre to private local airlines on the domestic front and sleek foreign airlines on the international circuit. With the purchase of eight new aircraft—two Xi NAC hopes to rejuvenate itself.

Corporation (NAC) aircraft took off on a mountain flight, a sightseeing trip that tours the Himalayas and offers spectacular close-up views of the snow-capped mountains. Flush with a new Chinese-made MA60 aircraft NAC, the national flag carrier, hopes to ths time after the arrival of another MA60. Every day, private companies like Buddha Air, Yeti Airlines and Simrik Air operate dozens of mountain flights, carrying roughly 400 passengers daily during peak tourist season at around $200 per person.

The Chinese planes are expected to fly local trunk routes to Bhadrapur, Biratnagar, Bhairahawa, Pokhara, and Nepalgunj, along with the high-value mountain flights while the Airbus will hopefully rekindle international routes. Restarting these flights will be critical to the NAC’s life, million and last year, out of 1.54 million domestic flyers, NAC caried only 20, 591, according to the Tribhuvan International Airport.
the resumption of flights to lift the NAC out of its current morass. The national flag carrier has been systematically run into the ground by political interference, destroying its management structure and leaving employees with virtually no incentives to improve the airlines other than to cosy up to their political masters.

The NAC’s rejuvenation, therefore, will require political commitment, more than anything else. Those in government must refrain from using the NAC as their dumping ground for favoured appointees. Given the technical nature of the NzAC, high-level positions must be awarded on expertise and merit, not on political affiliationz. Furthermore, passengers familiar with the professionalism and stellar service of East Asian and Middle Eastern airlines will expect something similar from the NAC. The airlines cannot afford to compromise on its standards or dawdle on its scheduling.

Regular delays have ruined the image of the NAC and passengers prefer to fly on private aircraft, even when the NAC offers cheaper fares. This will need to chzange. Tardiness, apathy, and incompetence can no longer be the hallmark of a new NAC. In the end, high-level officials and political actors need to understand that the flag carrier is not just a business venture; it should be a matter of national pride. The shameful state of the NAC cannot be allowed to continue.

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