NAC mouse search operation continues
KATHMANDU:
The search for a mouse in the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) aircraft — Boeing 757 — is still on.
“Today, Hongkong Aircraft Engineering Corporation (Haeco) that has been looking after the aircraft in Hong Kong did fogging to trap the mouse,” deputy managing director of the corporation Raju Bahadur KC, said, adding that the mouse, however, could not be trapped.
They will again try tomorrow first by fogging and if it doesnot work by using pesticides,” he added.
Fogging is a procedure that creates fog like situation inside the air tight aircraft to trap any living beings.
The ailing national carrier has incurred Rs 20 million revenue loss due to the mouse in the last four days.
Though NAC resumed its flight to Kuala Lumpur on September 5 after getting clearance, another mouse appeared in the cockpit, while it was in Hongkong.
“Before we resumed our flights Monday night we had confirmed a total security check up of the plane,” he said, adding that on Tuesday, however, another mouse appeared in the cockpit while the flight was ready for its regular flight from Hongkong, where it is under the surveillance of Hongkong Aircraft Engineering Corporation (Haeco).
“We will not fly the aircraft until we confirm the security of the passengers as safety is our priority,” KC said, adding that due to flight cancellation, the corporation is bearing a loss of over Rs 8 million every day.
The flight to Bangkok was cancelled on Sunday immediately after the air hostess spotted a mouse in the aircraft. The 9am flight to Bangkok on Monday had 127 passengers who were later taken by Thai Airways.
Source: THT
The search for a mouse in the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) aircraft — Boeing 757 — is still on.
“Today, Hongkong Aircraft Engineering Corporation (Haeco) that has been looking after the aircraft in Hong Kong did fogging to trap the mouse,” deputy managing director of the corporation Raju Bahadur KC, said, adding that the mouse, however, could not be trapped.
They will again try tomorrow first by fogging and if it doesnot work by using pesticides,” he added.
Fogging is a procedure that creates fog like situation inside the air tight aircraft to trap any living beings.
The ailing national carrier has incurred Rs 20 million revenue loss due to the mouse in the last four days.
Though NAC resumed its flight to Kuala Lumpur on September 5 after getting clearance, another mouse appeared in the cockpit, while it was in Hongkong.
“Before we resumed our flights Monday night we had confirmed a total security check up of the plane,” he said, adding that on Tuesday, however, another mouse appeared in the cockpit while the flight was ready for its regular flight from Hongkong, where it is under the surveillance of Hongkong Aircraft Engineering Corporation (Haeco).
“We will not fly the aircraft until we confirm the security of the passengers as safety is our priority,” KC said, adding that due to flight cancellation, the corporation is bearing a loss of over Rs 8 million every day.
The flight to Bangkok was cancelled on Sunday immediately after the air hostess spotted a mouse in the aircraft. The 9am flight to Bangkok on Monday had 127 passengers who were later taken by Thai Airways.
Source: THT
