Nepal sees improvement in air safety rating

Kathmandu: Nepal’s air safety rating has increased as per the International Civil Aviation Organization safety audit.

The Nepal Air Safety Audit team as per its preliminary policy has been able to keep the total compliance rate to 70.1 per cent with a rise of three per cent than earlier.

At a press conference organized yesterday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shared that Nepal’s compliance rate is above the average in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s air safety audit.

CAAN Director-General Pradeep Adhikari said Nepal had been able to impart a message that its sky was safe by increasing the safety audit score.

However, the European Union-imposed air restriction has not been lifted in Nepal despite the rise in the safety rating.