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Are you aware of how difficult it is to operate a relief flight into Kathmandu right now? We have been trying to operate a wide body freighter with 45 tons of relief cargo from the worlds largest humanitarian agency and we have not been able to do so because of bureaucratic nonsense. Permits are not being issued for us to operate the flight. The airport is not being managed properly and is causing many 100's of tonnes of relief aid to not reach Nepal. I am wondering if this is known by the people in Nepal?

There is very restrictive max landing weight limit at the airport and studies by 'experts' have decided that the run way is actually ok. So lets hope things improve soon.

No that won't be an option. We are trying to operate the flight every day. The other option would be to fly the cargo to India and truck it to Nepal, but there are many other logistical issues with that including trucking delays and congestion. We will keep trying everyday to ensure we operate the flight. If we are able to do so, I'll update everyone. We aren't the only ones trying to operate flights. There are efforts from all over the globe trying to do the same everyday. Some get through, others will keep trying.