Nepal releases Thai AirAsia plane after pilot issues apology

Earlier, the plane was instructed to hold at 14,000 feet above Simara for 45 minutes.

A Thai AirAsia aircraft, detained for four hours at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) after arriving without official clearance, was released on Sunday evening following an apology from its pilot-in-command. The Airbus A320, captained by Mathawat Aphiratnathapong, was allowed to depart for Bangkok at 6:57 pm after issuing a formal apology.