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DHANGADI
RSS
According to the airport Chief, Tej Bahadur Budhathapa, Budda Air is starting Kathmandu-Dhangadhi-Kathmandu flights. The service is resumed following the required safety protocols. All health safety measures would be adopted during the flights to prevent the risk of COVID-19.
Recently Summit Air also operated its chartered service through the airport and is likely to resume its regular operation in near future. The airports in Doti, Baitadi and Bajhang district have already witnessed blacktopping of the runways and are waiting for the test flights.
Meanwhile, the state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has shut down its office in Dhangadhi due to lack of aircrafts. Before nationwide lockdown on March 24, NAC’s aircraft of MA60 model operated in this region.
The airport in Dhangadhi is one among the 10 domestic airports in the country. “The airport earns around Rs 2.5 million to 3 million in a year. The income has shrunk due to the shutdown of the airport in the wake of outbreak of COVID-19.” The airport has recently been upgraded for smooth functioning and carrying out its activities more prominently.
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