Air India to lose Kathmandu-Kolkata monopoly

Kathmandu: From Oct 1, India’s national carrier Air India will lose its monopoly on the Kolkata-Kathmandu-Kolkata sector with independent Nepali airline Buddha Air beginning its inaugural flights between the two cities.
The 13-year Nepali airline, which went international this month by becoming the first foreign airline to fly to the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, may not just end Air India’s stranglehold on this sector but outpace it totally with plans to operate seven flights weekly while Air India runs just four flights a week.
Besides an embassy in New Delhi, Nepal also has a consulate in Kolkata.
Air India will also lose its monopoly on the Kathmandu-Varanasi sector with Buddha Air beginning four flights a week between the two cities from Oct 15. From the same day, it will also start flights to Lucknow, which till now has no direct air link with Kathmandu.
25/08/10 Thaindian.com, Thailand

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Categories: Foreign Aug 2010, NACIL Aug 2010