NAC resumes Kathmandu-Taplejung air service; Private airlines urged to operate flights during festivals

Taplejung / Oct 5: Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has resumed its flight to Taplejung from Kathmandu after a gap of around four months.

With the new decision, NAC is preparing to begin its air service from coming Wednesday and the airfare would be slashed by Rs 1,040 compared to before.

NAC said that the airfare was fixed at Rs 6,400 and the flights would be operated on Wednesdays and Fridays every week.

Likewise, Summit Air has also announced its flight schedule to Taplejung. The airlines would offer its service once a week, on Monday. An aircraft of Summit Air was expected to land in Taplejung last week but it could not operate its flight due to unfavourable weather condition.

Private airlines urged to operate flights during festivals

Meanwhile, Private airline companies that used to operate their flights to Humla from Nepalgunj and Surkhet airports have now shifted their attention to the eastern belt of the country seeking more profits during the festive season.

As the private airlines slashed their flights to and from Humla, the locals and government employees in Humla are facing difficulties during the festivals.

With this move, the locals of Humla are struggling in Nepalgunj and Surkhet to buy tickets in the limited flights offered by the private airline companies.

Meanwhile, a meeting of the Simkot Rural Municipality assembly held on Thursday decided to prevent the private companies from operating their flights in Humla permanently if they did not operate their flights during Dashain, Tihar and other major festivals.

The meeting attended by representatives of the Simkot Rural Municipality, Chief District Officer and mediapersons took the decision to this effect. RSS