SURKHET, Aug 25: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) restricted five planes of Makalu Air and Air Kasthmandap from operating. The planes´ doors opened in mid-air Tuesday, according to CAAN. The restriction has been imposed for an indefinite period.
Makalu Air opted for emergency landing after one of the doors opened unexpectedly after three minutes of takeoff at 7 am Tuesday. After some time, Air Kasthamandap faced a similar problem.
The door of Air Kasthamandap plane opened as soon as the plane left the runway at 8:45 am and the flight was postponed. Both of the planes laden with commodities were Jumla-bound.
“Both of these airline companies have been restricted to fly until necessary examinations are done,” said Ananda Dev Bhatta, the office chief of CAAN, Surkhet. Makalu Air has two planes and Air Kasthamandap has three planes. The engineer of the security department explains that vibrations might have caused the doors to open.
Before this, a Tara Airlines twin otter had made emergency landing after one of its doors opened five minutes after takeoff.
Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=22507
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