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The rise and fall of Nepal Airlines

Once the country’s largest employer and the largest earner of foreign currency, Nepal Airlines was brought down by the two evils that plague most other public bodies in Nepal—mismanagement and corruption.
The 40-seater Douglas DC-3 Dakota was the first aircraft acquired by the Royal Nepal Airlines. Photo: Nepal Photo History Project/US Peace Corps
Sangam Prasain
Published at : September 14, 2019
Updated at : September 15, 2019 20:53


Sangam Prasain

Sangam Prasain is Business Editor at The Kathmandu Post, covering tourism, agriculture, mountaineering, aviation, infrastructure and other economic affairs. He joined The Kathmandu Post in October 2009.



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