गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Khanidanda and Thamkharka airports to operate regular flights from Saturday Nepal Khanidanda and Thamkharka airports to operate regular flights from Saturday KathmanduPati September 24, 2020 file photo KHOTANG : Two of the three airports of the Khotang district that have remained closed for over six months due to the lockdown are set to resume regular flights from Saturday onwards. Following the government’s ease on the lockdown, the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC)’s aircrafts are resuming operating regular flight services to and from Khanidanda and Thamkharka airports. The NAC has put out a work schedule to provide flight services from the Khanidanda airport twice a week on Wednesday and Saturday and once a week from Thamkharka airport on Wednesday. Khanidanda airport is the closest one from the main commercial hub of Diktel Bazaar while Thamkharka airport is situated in the southern belt of the district. A passenger has to pay Rs 4,740 as a one-way airfare for Khanidanda-Kathmandu, shared Khanidanda airport in-charge Nawaraj Katawal. According to him, the Khanidanda-Biratnagar flight which has been regular earlier would not operate for now. It is informed that Rs 4,385 has been determined as a one-way airfare for Thamkharka-Kathmandu flight service. The Airport has issued public notice to place higher security measures to avoid coronavirus transmission with the resumption of the regular flights. — Write your comments RELATED NEWS South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Central Bank introduces re-designed 50-rupee bank note Army continues search, rescue after Bhotekoshi flood Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration NCC bill proposes voluntary Military Service Training WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Green recovery: An urgency Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media Strict action against those who abuse health workers: Sajha Party Landslide blocks Marsyangdi river, poses risk to settlement Govt appoints Deepak Bhandari as NARC’s Executive Director RAW Chief recent visit sets the stage for high-level dialogue between Nepal, India to resolve border disputes: Dr Nayak Can Indian Army Chief Naravane visit help repair Nepal-India relations strained by border disputes?
