About 95 percent of air accidents in Nepal were due to human error, said aviation experts on Sunday at a workshop on "Aviation Safety in Nepal", local newspaper The Rising Nepal reported on Monday.
Speaking at the program, Pratap Bahadur Tiwari, manager of Civil Aviation Authority in Nepal, said public awareness was the most important factor for aviation safety as data shows only five percent of the accidents were due to technical reasons.
Tiwari, said the pilots only were not to be blamed as they have pressure from the management and the passengers. For that, supply side intervention and the demanding services should be safety- oriented.
"Regulating authority has to monitor the age of the craft and its maintenance for safety," said Kanank Dixit from Himal Media. He added factors like unexpected weather, heavy load, faulty maintenance and management pressure caused the accident so it has to be improved for the safety.
There were 40 air crashes in Nepal after 1990. The first air crash in Nepal was on March 31, 1975, according to investigative journalist Toya Dahal.
Source: Xinhua
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