KATHMANDU, March 6 -- The ongoing war in Israel has affected the implementation of Manang Air's business plan. Raju Neupane, the company's security manager, said that the war had affected bringing a helicopter as per schedule.

"We had planned to bring a helicopter on February 15 and operate it from March. However, the helicopter that was shipped from France was stopped at the Red Sea for some time due to the ongoing war in Israel," he said.

According to him, the helicopter has just been brought to Kolkata. "Now we are preparing to bring it to Kathmandu through Birgunj through containers," he said.

After both helicopters were damaged in accidents in 2023, the company bought new helicopters. Neupane said that a helicopter of Airbus was b...