{"id":29810,"date":"2023-03-26T16:56:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T11:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=29810"},"modified":"2023-12-28T20:27:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T14:57:56","slug":"almost-collision-between-air-india-and-nepal-airlines-plane-in-kathmandu-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/26\/almost-collision-between-air-india-and-nepal-airlines-plane-in-kathmandu-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost Collision Between Air India and Nepal Airlines Plane in Kathmandu | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>On March 24, when an Air India and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal_Airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nepal Airlines aircraft <\/a>were almost in a mid-air collision, the warning systems notified the pilots, and their prompt action averted the disaster, officials said in Kathmandu on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A investigation group made up of three people has been appointed by the Civil Aviation Authority to look into the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india-and-a-nepal-airlines\">Air India and a Nepal Airlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A Nepal Airlines plane was flying from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Kathmandu, and an Air India plane was flying from New Delhi to the Nepali capital in addition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-750x563.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india-1140x855.png 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nepal-airlines-air-india.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> Air India and a Nepal Airlines<\/strong> <strong>| Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-civil-aviation-authority-of-nepal\">Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caanepal.gov.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)<\/a><\/strong> said in Kathmandu on Sunday that an <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airindia.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Air India <\/a><\/strong>and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nepal_Airlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Nepal Airlines aircraft<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>narrowly avoided a serious collision when they approached too close in mid-air. The pilots were notified by the warning systems and took prompt steps to avert the catastrophe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caanepal.gov.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/caanepal.gov.np\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)<\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/strong> spokesperson Jagannath Niroula, two air traffic controller department personnel who were in command of the control room at the time of the event were suspended for &#8220;carelessness.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27933\" style=\"width:1033px;height:684px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-750x497.jpg 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights-1140x755.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Air-India-International-Flights.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong> | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read            <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/15\/pakyong-airport-in-sikkim-resumes-flight-operations-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakyong Airport In Sikkim Resumes Flight Operations | Exclusive<\/a>                    <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/25\/after-the-captain-falls-ill-a-pilot-from-another-airline-helps-southwest-land-the-plane-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">After the captain falls ill, a pilot from another airline helps Southwest land the plane<\/a>                 <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/19\/karnataka-government-break-buildings-taller-than-45m-near-jakkur-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Karnataka Government: Break buildings taller than 45m near Jakkur airport<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) of Tribhuvan International Airport involved in traffic conflict incident (between Air India and Nepal Airlines on 24th March 2023) have been removed from active control position until further notice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/enxd0WrteZ\">pic.twitter.com\/enxd0WrteZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (@hello_CAANepal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hello_CAANepal\/status\/1639868485361864705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday morning, the incident took place. A Nepal Airlines plane was flying from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia to Kathmandu, and an Air India plane was flying from New Delhi to the Nepali capital as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nepal-airlines\">Nepal Airlines <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Niroula reported that the Nepal Airlines plane was flying at a height of 15,000 feet while the Air India plane was descending from 19,000 feet. The Nepal Airlines plane dived to 7,000 feet once it became apparent from the radar that the two aircraft were getting close, according to the spokeswoman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26934\" style=\"width:1035px;height:582px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1-1140x641.webp 1140w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aircraft-nepal_1662271824416_1662271824813_1662271824813-1.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Nepal Airline | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To conduct an investigation into the matter, Nepal authorities have created a three-person commission. 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