Kathmandu, July 29 -- The Cabinet on Wednesday gave in-principle approval to table in Parliament a long-pending bill governing domestic airlines' liability and insurance responsibilities, reviving a reform process that has remained stalled since the draft was first prepared in 2019.

The bill 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.

Although the Montreal Convention governs liability only in international air travel, the proposed legislation seeks to bring Nepal's domestic aviation liability framework closer to global norms by clearly defining airlines' responsibilities i...