Kathmandu, Sept 29 : Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Jeeban Ram Shrestha has claimed Nepali sky to be safe.
He said this in
his address to the 41st general assembly of the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
Addressing the
general assembly underway in Montreal city of Canada on Wednesday, Minister
Shrestha shared that Nepal has made remarkable progress in aviation safety as
per the ICAO-determined standards and recommendations, the private secretariat
of the minister shared.
Tourism Minister
Shrestha claimed that Nepali sky was safe as the country had gained higher
score on aviation safety in comparison to the global standards.
He reiterated
Nepal government's commitment to make the aviation sector secured, reliable and
qualitative.
There was no
alternative to air travel taking into consideration the geographical situation
of Nepal, he said, adding the government was fully committed to make the
aviations service more secured, qualitative and effective.
Sharing that the
Gautam Buddha International Airport had already come into operation and Pokhara
International Airport was in the final phase of its construction, he said the
government had laid emphasis on expanding air connectivity, up-grading airports
and constructing new airports.