December 3: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has decided to award ground handling services at Tribhuvan International Airport through a competitive bidding process.    
Any airline company can compete for taking responsibility of ground handling services at the international airport. The bidding process will start from December 3, said CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula.    
The ground handling service at TIA is currently being provided by the national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines Corporation. With the bidding service in effect, the NAC is likely to lose the responsibility.    
CAAN decided to provide ground handling services at the TIA through competitive bidding according to Rule 5 (2) of the Service Tariff Regulations 2078 BS.      
The ground handling service is one of the major sources of income of the ailing state-owned NAC.    
 "Any airlines that meet the criteria can take part in the ground handling service bidding process, " said spokesperson Niraula. -- RSS