गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ wide-body plane flying to Beijing tonight to collect oxygen cylinders Nepal wide-body plane flying to Beijing tonight to collect oxygen cylinders KathmanduPati May 10, 2021 File Photo KATHMANDU – Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is sending its wide-body A-330 aircraft to Beijing tonight to bring essential medical supplies. The national flag-carrier, NAC, said that the wide-body is flying to the capital of the People’s Republic of China to bring oxygen cylinders and ventilators provided in grant assistance by the Chinese government. It will be bringing 400 units of oxygen cylinder and 20 ventilators to Nepal. The NAC wide-body plane will take off for Beijing at 11.30pm and return to Nepal on Tuesday afternoon. It will arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport at 2.35 pm on Tuesday. NAC spokesperson Karishma Shrestha said NAC is sending the aircraft to pick up the medical supplies at the request of the Ministry of Health and Population and in coordination of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation. According to her, although it is stated that 20 ventilators would be brought from Beijing from this flight, NAC has been updated till now that the cargo included only 10 units of ventilator and 400 oxygen cylinders. The NAC spokesperson said the national flag-carrier was ready to bring the emergency health supplies any time in the present situation of calamity, if the government directed so. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Nepal urges US to boost investment and cooperation on climate… Nepal disaster relief funds receive over Rs 18 billion in… Nepal’s India power exports rise despite floods Former President urges global action on climate justice UN climate fund approves $20 Million for Nepal flood recovery RSP President begins three-day pilgrimage to India Top Headlines Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms1 Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month5 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector Pathao, Tootle resume ride sharing services after authorities relax lockdown What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Impact of Social Media on Nepalese Society Public Relations for a Soldier Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities
