Friday, February 09, 2018

Nepal seeks India nod for inbound flights from west: Official

Nepal hopes to get approval from India for an inbound flight route from the west, according to a senior civil aviation official of the country, which has two airports under construction and another being planned.

Currently flights into Nepal from India are over Patna in Bihar state, from the eastern part of the landlocked country, said Sanjiv Gautam, Director Deneral of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

India allows outbound flights from both the western and eastern sides.

"We have been in dialogue with the Indian authority and hope to get approval (for the route) this year," he told PTI at the Singapore Airshow this week, adding that inbound flights from western side will reduce the flying time.

Nepal, he said, is preparing airport infrastructure to host five million tourists a year by 2025, up from the current average of one million a year.
09/02/18 PTI/Economic Times
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