NAC’s resumes its Kathmandu-Bangalore service over a decade

Nepal Airlines

Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is resuming its Kathmandu-Banglore sector service after a gap of almost a decade. The national flag carrier will be flying to Banglore with the promotional one-way fare of Rs 10,092, including taxes. Continue reading

Nepal Airlines offers lucrative scheme “Buy Two Get One Free” for Kathmandu – Bangkok route

This scheme was announced as tourists cancelled their bookings after the April 25 earthquake which killed more than 8,600 people in Nepal. Photo courtesy to Xinhua

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s national carrier, Nepal Airlines (NA) has announced a lucrative scheme, ‘buy two, get one free’ on the Kathmandu-Hong Kong sector as demand for tickets plummeted after the massive earthquake in Nepal.

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SpiceJet cuts fare making ‘Summer Vacation’ affordable this year

Spice JetKathmandu, March 20: Born-again SpiceJet has made international travel dirt cheap this summer.The airline’s Rs 2,699 all-inclusive one-way fare offer, announced on Thursday, is likely to bring down fares to places like Dubai, Muscat, Colombo, Bangkok and Kathmandu for travel till June. 
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Nepal cuts Mount Everest climbing rates

Everest RegionKathmandu – Nepal cuts Mount Everest climbing rates.The cost of climbing Mount Everest on its Nepal side has been cut by more than half in a bid to tempt back visitors. Numbers have fallen after a number of fatalities and an unprecedented shutdown of Everest, after Sherpa guides refused to climb it in the wake of an avalanche. Nepal has introduced new safety measures but some mountaineers fear that Everest is already too overcrowded during climbing season. Continue reading

Making distance a myth, Nepal welcome two new Airlines

Nepalese tourism have received two new gems to rocket up the boosting industry. The launch of two new aircrafts, one private international, Himalayan Airlines , and another domestic airline, Sourya Airlines, has come up with new hopes in tourism industry.

bombardierHimalayan Airlines is a joint venture between Airlines of China and Nepali investors that include Nepal Aviation Investment and Yeti Airlines. And Sourya Airlines is starting domestic operations with Bombardier CRJ 200 jets that will cut flight time between Kathmandu and Dhangadi by nearly half. At a joint venture agreement on Tuesday,  Himalayan Airlines announced it would start in operations with Kathmandu to Lhasa and Chengdu flights on 28 October. Continue reading

SpiceJet becomes first Indian airline to route Bagdora to Kathmandu.

Fares from Kathmandu to Kolkata via Bagdogra start at Rs 5,078  but be valid on the first 1,000 seats sold on a first come, first service basis.

Kathmandu: SpiceJet has SpiceJetannounced the launch of a new flight connecting Kathmandu and Kolkata via Bagdogra with effect from August 13.

This flight will operate three times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Bookings for this flight are now open. The airline is also offering an introductory Continue reading

Qatar Air’s discount

Qatatr AirwaysKATHMANDU: Qatar Airways has offered a discount of up to 25 per cent on return travel in all classes of its aircraft across the entire network from all origins to all destinations. “The promotion begins at 00:00 hrs on October 21 (local time in each market) and ends at 23:59 hrs on October 24 (local time in each market),” says the statemnent issed by the company today. A travel window of 27 October 2013 through 19 June 2014 will enable customers to book their travel months in advance.  Continue Reading→

Qatar Airways’ offer

qatar-airways-offerKATHMANDU: Qatar Airways has launched a scheme under which any passenger travelling business class on its aircraft from Nepal to any one of the 130 destinations worldwide via Doha would get another business class ticket for free. The scheme, which will come into effect on Thursday, will expire on March 31. Qatar Airways operates four flights daily and 28 flights weekly from Kathmandu to Doha.  It has a modern fleet of 129 aircraft. Qatar Airways started flying to nine new destinations this year including Continue Reading→

Qatar’s discounted fares

KATHMANDU: Qatar Airways has introduced discounted fares of up to 20 per cent on flights from Kathmandu via Doha to selected destinations.

The special fares are for sale from July 1-10 and can be purchased from Nepal only, it said, adding seats are available in economy and business class. Passengers from Nepal can save up to 20 per cent on airfare if they purchase their ticket within the limited period.
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