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The CAAN has suspended the two officers, who were in charge of the control room at the time of the incident.

After it showed up on the radar that the two aircraft were in proximity, the Nepalese flight descended to 7,000 ft to avoid a major tragedy

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has suspended the pilot crew of Air India after an incident at the holding zone that occurred on Friday.

The Air India aircraft on Friday had descended to 3700 feet from 19,000 feet while it was being held up over the sky of Simara in Nepal.

A Nepal Airlines plane coming to Kathmandu from Malaysia and an Air India plane coming to Kathmandu from New Delhi almost collided on Friday, a report said.

The CAAN has decided to ban the Air India pilots in the incidents and has written to DGCA

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has written to the Indian Commission about its decision to ban the Air India pilots in the incidents and has written to DGCA as well. 

An Air India flight nearly collided with a Nepal Airlines aircraft on Friday and the timely response by the pilots avoided a major tragedy.

On Friday morning, a Nepal Airlines plane coming to Kathmandu from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and an Air India plane coming to Kathmandu from New Delhi almost collided. Authorities on Sunday said warning systems alerted the pilots whose timely action prevented the disaster.

The Air India aircraft was descending from a height of 19,000 ft while the Nepal Airlines aircraft was flying at an altitude of 15,000 ft at the same location. -- aaa