गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ NAC gets permission to operate flights to Saudi Arabia Nepal NAC gets permission to operate flights to Saudi Arabia KathmanduPati March 07, 2022 File Photo KATHMANDU – National flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has received permission to operate flights to Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah of Saudi Arabia. According to NAC’s Executive Chairman Yubraj Adhikari, the Civil Aviation Office, General Authority of Civil Aviation of Saudi Arabia, has provided approval to make two-way flights to three cities of Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah of Saudi Arabia. Earlier, Executive Chairman Adhikari and other officials had visited Saudi Arabia for the process to receive approval. The NAC said it plans to operate three flights a week from Kathmandu-Riyadh-Kathmandu from next month in the first phase. The Saudi Arabia government had given approval to the NAC for operating flights in 2002 and 2020 as well but it did not happen then due to lack of aircrafts and poor management. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Turkey invites Nepal PM to COP31 climate summit Nepal tunnel adopts cashless toll payment system Nepal monsoon defies early El Niño drought fears Nepal police plan anti-cyber scam centre amid rising cybercrime When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ? India’s Jaishankar to invite Balen for BRICS summit Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief4 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested7 ‘Promotion of Ayurveda, Yoga and meditation along with modern medicine positive’8 TRENDING Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki 87.19 % population has access to internet No-confidence motion against CM Poudel filed at provincial assembly China has begun Kerung-Singache railway feasibility study Surendra Pandey to become General Secretary of Prachanda-led NCP Singapore starts COVID-19 vaccination exercise Khanidanda and Thamkharka airports to operate regular flights from Saturday President urges all to follow public health protocols
