Himalaya Airlines to fly to Colombo

Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture airline, announces its second destination: Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. the airline will commence its passenger services on the Kathmandu/Colombo/Kathmandu route with effect from 1 October. The airline will fly its A320-214 (configured with 8 Business Class and 150 Economy class seats) on the new route. Three flights a week, operating as H9 673, flights will be on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday departing from Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu at 11:30 hours and arriving at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo at 15:15 hours. The return H9 674 departs from Colombo at 16:15, arriving Kathmandu at 20:15 hours on the same day. Himalaya Airlines Vice President - Administration, Vijay Shrestha said, "After an overwhelming response received from the previous two non-scheduled flights to Colombo, we found this route to have potential. We have observed passenger traffic data between the two countries over the last several years before arriving at this route decision."The airfare offered by the airlines starts from Rs 29,191 for one way and Rs 50,041 for round trip, inclusive of taxes.