The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended all flights of Guna Airlines stating that the company has not paid salaries to its employees and there are arrears of various sectors of the company.
Jagannath Niraula, Spokesperson, CAAN said: “The air safety department has suspended the flight for the time being after raising questions about the reliability of the passenger service. He said that the authority wrote to the company on Monday informing the airline to immediately halt flying.
“It seems that the financial situation of the company is weak and there are arrears of employees and various sectors in the company. In such a situation, it was seen that the flight safety of the airlines will be affected. Keeping in mind the safety of passengers, we have suspended the Guna Airlines flights until further notice," Niraula continued.
On the other hand, the airline has denied receiving any such notice. “Our regular flights were affected due to pilot training and shortage of spare parts,” said Prajwal Thapa, spokesperson of Guna Airlines. “We have stopped the fights for our own reasons at present. No official letter has come from the authority.”
Last year, real estate businessman Rajendra Shakya invested INR 1bn and brought back the airline from the brink of bankruptcy.