Apropos of the news story “NAC flight diverted to Delhi” (THT, March 31, Page 1), Nepal needs stringent laws to deal with unruly passengers.
What if the unsavoury incident had taken place in a small plane on a domestic flight? This miscreant should be banned for life from flying in NAC planes or any other domestic flights as they do in developed countries. As it is, flying is scary enough for many people and such hooligans can add to their worries.
Meanwhile, the culprit deserves punishment for his mischievous behaviour on-board the NAC plane.
Manohar Shrestha, Kathmandu
A Nepal Airlines airplane bound to Kathmandu from Dubai had to be diverted to New Delhi on the morning of March 31 after a passenger allegedly misbehaved with flight attendants and co-passengers on-board the plane.
Rabindra Shrestha, NAC spokesperson, said RA-230 Airbus 320 flight got diverted to New Delhi after a traveller, Sushil Kathet, misbehaved with crew and fellow passengers and became unruly mid-air.
Due to such misbehaviour of the 30-year-old passenger, who got out of control for no specific reason, was indulged in violence like assaulting crew and passengers and then damaging property. He then had to be handed over to police in New Delhi considering the safety of fellow passengers and the aircraft.
What can be said for certain is now he will be charged according to the International Aviation Law.
Pratik Shrestha, Buddhanagar
Home coming
It is interesting that Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai has now returned to Pakistan after spending almost five years in the UK. Malala’s courage against the Taliban and the subsequent worldwide support are really commendable and encouraging.
All politicians should endorse the fact that terrorism has no religion and that no religion supports the terror acts. Political parties should desist from playing the communal card while dealing with terror menace.
The real problem in the fight against terrorism lies in acts like linking terrorists to religions and vice-versa. We should break the myth of linking terrorists to the religious communities.
A rational and scientific approach is the need of the hour in the matter of dealing with terrorism. Unity is the keyword in tackling terrorism and ceaseless and combined efforts are needed to fight the menace.
Therefore, the countries should bury their differences and stand united against terrorism. After staying in a hotel in Islamabad for four days, Malala went to visit her family members and school friends in her home village in Swat Valley for the first time since a Taliban gunman had shot at her in 2012.
She is indeed a source of inspiration for all girls who want to pursue their education for the betterment of their life.
P Senthil Saravana Durai, Mumbai
A version of this article appears in print on April 02, 2018 of The Himalayan Times.