Behind the lament of Royal Nepal Airlines pilots ('Our pilots are being pirated', #224) is a tragic tale of management fiasco, mostly attributed to incompetent managers and ruthless politicians. The airline is probably the only national institution that can compete with its regional counterparts and bring significant revenue to the nation. Instead, what we have is a horror story that is reflected in your coverage, pilots lamenting about pay scales, depleting fleet, not to mention staff stealing company assets, politicians getting preferential treatment and an abysmal punctuality record. Royal Nepal Airlines reflects the socio-economic attitude at a national level and it shows the height of incompetency and disgrace.

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