Two more int’l airlines likely to start flights from GBIA soon

Kathmandu / June 20: Two more airline companies from abroad will be providing services from and to the Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA).

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Air Arabia and FlyDubai have proceeded with providing their services from the GBIA that came into formal operation on May 16. Both international airlines are based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

CAAN Director General Pradip Adhikari said the companies have expressed interest in getting connected to the airport for the commercial service on a regular basis from Bhairahawa within the next two weeks.

As he said, the demand from Bhairahawa for flights to labor destination countries is high.

Likewise, Jazeera Airways that had launched three regular flights three days a week from the airport with its inauguration will be preparing to provide its services throughout the week, according to the airport’s chief Govinda Prasad Dahal.

Jazeera charges Rs 33,000 as a minimum fare for a Kathmandu-Kuwait flight and a 20 percent discount is available on a two-way ticketing. The airways services are available to several destinations in Gulf nations including for Georgia, Egypt and Azerbaijan via Kuwait as its hub, it is said. RSS