Decision to prepare an 'updated' master plan for Nijgadh airport meets with criticism

A detailed feasibility study prepared by a South Korean firm in 2011 is good enough and there is no need to prepare a new plan at this time, officials say.

The Tourism Ministry has directed the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to select a consultant to prepare an 'updated' master plan for the proposed Nijgadh International Airport, indicating that it doubts potential builder Zurich Airport International AG will come up with a business plan as promised, officials privy to the matter said.