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 Nepal urges preparedness as super El Niño looms Nepal’s RSP expands secretariat, names key officials Nepal finance minister rules out demonetisation plan Nepal PM Balendra Shah heads to Pokhara, Mustang Nepal, South Korea sign pact on technology cooperation Nepal’s foreign financing aid shrinking: Finance Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?2 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward5 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen Gunjan Saxena:The Kargil Girl serves a refreshing depiction of a war film
