Nepal scraps Air Arabia's Kathmandu-Kuala Lumpur flights (earthtimes)

Kathmandu - Nepal cancelled Tuesday allowed operating air Arabia flights from Kathmandu to Kuala Lumpur, officials have said in the middle of the concerns about the contest mean for Nepal Airlines. The civil aviation Department said that the agreement with the company focused on the United Arab Emirates United had been eliminated by a directive of the international relations of the Parliament. "We must follow the directive of the Board", Secretary of tourism Kishor Thapa said then that the warning he might be the consequences: "the Government will have to suffer if no problem arises from this. The Committee requested the Ministry to revoke its decision to allow the company air low-cost Sharjah based on flights between Kathmandu and Kuala Lumpur. Directive followed a request by the national flag carrier Airlines the Nepal. He said that Department's decision would be detrimental to his company, which is the most lucrative on the road to Malaysia Nepal it win 8 million rupees ($106,700) per flight. The road is used extensively by the Nepalese migrant workers visit Malaysia for employment. Air Arabia said Monday that it was preparing to operate six flights per week effective December 16. Air Arabia representative said Nepal flights would come into operation as agreed between the two countries on 2 December. "We are not contest Parliamentary Commission decision but simply by following the law," quoted daily Republica Ravi Chandra Singh air Arabia said. Air Arabia currently operates flights between Kathmandu and Dubai and Doha.
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