India, March 10 -- Nepal's civil aviation continues to be a victim of oversight, negligence, and corruption. According to an article by the non-profit Nepal Economic Forum (NEF), a mix of blunders related to policy execution, and unfavourable international perception added to the mess. Since 2013, the European Union (EU) blacklisted the nation's civil aviation, a scenario that was made worse due to repeated air crashes that claimed several lives, and persistent inefficiencies at major airports. The result, according to NEF, is that these perceptions severely tarnished the country's aviation reputation. At present, more than a third of the airports in Nepal lie defunct.

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