KATHMANDU, APR 21 -
Kingfisher Airlines, a private Indian carrier, is scheduled to operate daily flights between Kathmandu and Delhi from April 24.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the flight times have been fixed at 15:25 hours Delhi to Kathmandu and 16:35 hours Kathmandu to Delhi.

The airline has postponed its planned Mumbai-Kathmandu flight for June 20. A CAAN official said that the airline had put off the service due to the halt in the European market connection.

Kingfisher Airlines, launched in May 2005 by India's UB Group, offers the greatest number of flights offered by any single airline network in India. Kingfisher connects 63 cities in India and seven international destinations and has over 375 daily departures with a fleet of 66 aircraft.

Meanwhile, Oman Air, the flagship company of the Sultanate of Oman's civil aviation sector, has postponed its proposed service between Muscat and Kathmandu till June 17. It plans to operate four flights weekly.

Nepal and Oman had signed an air service agreement in 2002, which was amended in 2007.


Posted on: 2010-04-22 08:45

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