Jazeera Airways to operate flights daily at GBIA from Sep 16

KATHMANDU: Kuwaiti airline Jazeera Airways will operate flights at Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) on a daily basis from September 16, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). The airline has been conducting flights at the airport three days a week (Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays) since it started direct commercial flights between Nepal and Kuwait. For this, the airline has completed the due process, said CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula. Flights have been added due to increasing occupancy rates, according to the airline. The company is operating flights to and from Nepal, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Europe. At present, Jazeera Airways is only the company to get permission to operate flights at the airport, said Niraula, adding that other airlines have also shown their interest to operate flights at the international airport in Bhairahawa. Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline, will also operate flights at the airport from October 30, he said. The flights will take place between Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Nepal three days a week. At present, 26 airlines including three Nepali ones have been conducting international flights at the Tribhuvan International Airport — one of the two operating international airports in the country. More than 30 airlines were operating international flights in the country Before Covid 19 pandemic, according to CAAN Spokesperson. However, Nepal has got its international flights that were marred by global Covid 19 gradually returning to normalcy. Now, there are 70% occupancy rates under international flights, he said. READ ALSO:

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