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Several airlines also offer Everest sightseeing flights from Kathmandu. Due to heavy traffic congestion, winter fog and the airport running out of its full capacity, the Government of Nepal promoted Gautam Buddha International Airport and Pokhara International Airport as alternative airports in case of necessary diversions. [5]
Pokhara Airport ( Nepali: पोखरा विमानस्थल, IATA: VNPK) is a domestic airport serving Pokhara in Nepal. Pokhara Airport will be gradually replaced by Nepal's third international airport, Pokhara International Airport, in 2023. [4] While most operations were transferred to the new airport on 1 January 2023, the STOL ...
Yeti Airlines Flight 691. / 28.19750°N 83.98500°E / 28.19750; 83.98500. Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight flown by Yeti Airlines from Kathmandu to Pokhara in Nepal. On 15 January 2023, an ATR 72, the aircraft being operated on the route, stalled and crashed while landing at Pokhara with 68 passengers ...
In mid-2021, Biman Bangladesh Airlines was the first international carrier to plan to serve the airport upon opening. [50] The first Nepali Airline, Buddha Air, revealed plans in late 2022 to make Varanasi, in the Indian state of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, the first destination from the airport. [51]
These companies included Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa, which started direct Kathmandu-Frankfurt service in cooperation with RNAC in October 1987 and now, other airlines are also wanting to do so. At the time, Royal Nepal Airlines' network connected 38 domestic and 10 international destinations.
Shree Airlines Pvt. Ltd. ( Nepali: श्री एयरलाइन्स) is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal, operating domestic services within Nepal, including chartered helicopter flights. The airline also conducts charter and non-charter flights to remote parts of the country and offers cargo charter services. [ 4] As of 2024, Shree ...
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7 August 1995 – An Indian Airlines Douglas DC-8 crashlanded at Bhairahawa Airport, killing one pilot. [51] 24 September 2016 – A Yeti Airlines BAe Jetstream 41 en route from Kathmandu overran the runway while landing at Gautam Buddha Airport. All 29 passengers and the crew of 3 were unhurt but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.