CAAN suspends permits to Thai AirAsia for unauthorized landing

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has taken action against Thai AirAsia airbus for entering into the Nepali airspace without permission.

The Thai AirAsia Airbus, en route to Kathmandu from Thailand, was held in Nepali airspace for about an hour before receiving clearance to land at Tribhuvan International Airport on Sunday, according to airport officials. According to CAAN spokesman Gyanendra Bhul, the, the flight of Thai AirAsia has been suspended for the time being and the General Sales Agent of the airlines in Nepal has also been cancelled.

Spokesman Bhul further said that the Thai AirAsia airbus was allowed to land at TIA under a ‘special charted’ flight permit as its regular permit expired on October 26.

“A security issue may arise if the flight is held in the sky for a long time,”

The CAAN granted special chartered flight permit to the airbus and allowed to land at the TIA considering the passengers’ safety and on humanitarian ground,” he said.

“All the permits including GSA have been cancelled for the time being,” he said. The airbus is flied back to Bangkok with passengers on board Sunday itself, the airport official said. Thai AirAsia airbus had taken the flight permit only until October 26.