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Regular flights have begun from today at Surkhet Airport, the provincial capital of Karnali Province, with ATR-72 aircraft taking off from the airport's runway.
The Buddha Air's ATR-72 airplane started flight in the Kathmandu-Surkhet-Kathmandu route today on a regular basis, according to Jagannath Niraula, Spokesperson at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). Test flights were conducted at the airport. Following the success of the test flight, regular flights are going to be conducted from the airport.
Buddha Air had conducted a test flight at the airport on 1st February 2013, and has been operating a flight through its ATR-72 aircraft for five years.
One-way airfare between Kathmandu and Surkhet has been fixed at up to Rs 14,000 per person. The airport capacity has been extended, according to the CAAN.
“The aircraft carrying altogether 70 passengers including high-ranking officers of the CAAN operated the first commercial flight in Surkhet,” informed Dipendra Kumar Karna, Information Officer of Buddha Air.
“The regular and commercial flights to and from Surkhet would contribute in the tourism promotion of Karnali Province. The regular flights at the airport would make the airfare on this route less costly,” said CAAN Spokesperson Niraula.
“Shree Airlines had conducted a test flight at the Surkhet Airport before the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the pandemic, flights at the airport were irregular. But, plan is afoot to resume regular flights at the Airport soon,” said Anil Manandhar, Manager of the Shree Airlines.
“Yeti Airlines will also conduct a flight soon,” said Sudarshan Bartaula, Spokesperson of the Yeti Airlines._Rss
Photo credit: Aviation Nepal
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