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Himalaya Airlines is ready to begin the first direct service between Kathmandu and Beijing in September. The airline is in the process of acquiring an Airbus A319 narrow-body jet that can carry up to 160 passengers for the Beijing flight.
The Nepali private carrier plans to operate three weekly flights to Beijing Daxing International Airport. According to Himalaya Airlines vice-president of administration Vijay Shrestha, China has granted operating authorisation, and preparations are being made to conduct the maiden flight to the Chinese capital.
Nepal wants to bring at least 500,000 Chinese tourists in 2020. Arrivals from China saw the strongest growth of 46.8 percent to 153,602 individuals in 2018, largely due to increased flight frequencies between the two countries.
