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December 2007
DRAGONAIR TO START SERVICES TO KATHMANDU IN DECEMBER
Dragonair today announced that it is relaunching scheduled services to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on December 2. Flights will operate four times (Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Friday) a week using an Airbus A320 aircraft.
"We are delighted to be flying back to Kathmandu, a destination we first started serving in 1989," said Chief Executive Officer Kenny Tang.
"As Nepal continues to grow in popularity with travellers from around the world, we have decided that this is the right time to resume services to this fascinating country."
more on Dragonair's new connection to Kathmandu

November 2007
Visitors Arrival in October 2007 (by air only)

October 2007
SILKAIR TO FLY TO KATHMANDU
Customers can now enjoy direct flights between Kathmandu and Singapore
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, will introduce a three-times weekly service between Singapore and Kathmandu from 30 October 2007.
Flights will leave Singapore every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at 0910 hours and will arrive in Kathmandu at 1205 hours (local time).
Flights out of Nepal's capital will depart at 1305 hours, arriving in Singapore at 2015 hours (local time).
There are presently no direct air services between both countries.
more on SilkAir's new connection to Kathmandu

April 2007
Rising tourist inflow and Nepalese laborers fueled the shortage of air-seats. There is lack of airline seats. Most of the airlines flying to Nepal are packed.
Qatar Airways operating 11 flights a week on Doha-Kathmandu route is packed until June 2007.
Gulf Air, which has seven flights every week to Kathmandu fromBahrain, said most of its flights are packed until December 2007. Austrian Airlines will stop operating its direct flights from Vienna from 17 May 2007. The airline generally operates seasonal flights from Nepal to Europe for eight months a year - from mid-September to mid-May.

March 2007
Nepal Airlines Corporation has reduced the number of flights in eastern Nepal, stopped its regular flights from the Phaplu airport in Solukhumbu. The NAC has also crossed off Phaplu from its domestic flight list.

February 2007
Domestic operator Yeti Airlines has received permission from Nepal's government to launch international flights to Bangkok, Seoul, Sharjah, Paro and Lhasa. It remains to be seen how Yeti performs. Yeti Airlines will start its international flights from winter 2007.

January 2007
According to the latest data posted by the Tribhuvan International Airport, visitors' inflow to Nepal by air for the month of November 2006 recorded an increase of 6.9% compared to the same period last year.
Likewise, airlines like Air Arabia, Korean air, GMG (Bangladesh), Orient Thai, Ethical and Sri Lankan airlines are all set to introduce new flights to Nepal, thus indicating a rise in the confidence of tourists in Nepal.
Now with peace back, the tourism industry is possibly looking at a windfall. Currently, all flights to Nepal via Europe are overbooked.
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