Bill establishing passengers’ rights and Nepali domestic carriers’ obligations back on table.

Under the proposed law, domestic airlines would be liable to pay compensation of up to $100,000 if a passenger suffers serious injury, disability or death in an accident during boarding, the flight or disembarkation.

The Balendra Shah-led government has revived a long-delayed bill that seeks to overhaul Nepal’s domestic aviation liability and insurance regime, renewing efforts to align the country’s aviation laws with international standards years after ratifying the Montreal Convention 1999.