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July 2008
Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC): Second Boeing returning home
After months of delay the other Boeing 757 of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is finally coming home. The aircraft was sent to Brunei in August 2007 for C-check. After bringing its second Boeing back in operation, NAC has plans to resume flights to Shanghai and Osaka and increase flight frequency on the New Delhi-Kathmandu route to seven flights a week.
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January 2008
Visitors Arrival in 2007 (by air only)
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January 2008
More flights from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Kathmandu
Nepal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to increase flight frequency to 28 flights a week.
The officials of both of the countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect.
Now the designated airlines of both countries can operate 28 each passenger and cargo flights a week and they can use any type of aircrafts.

existing ASA grants eight passenger flights and four cargo flights each week from each country.

Yeti Airlines, a Nepali private operator and RAK Airlines of the UAE have already received sought-permission to operate between Nepal and the UAE.

RAK Airwasy is the 4th national airlines of the United Arab Emirated. RAK Airways is based in Ras al Khaimah. RAK was established in 2006.

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January 2008
Biman is the national carrier of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The corporate body is 'Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd' while the trading name is Biman Bangladesh Airlines.

2008 Biman is operating 7 flights a week on the Dhaka - Kathmandu - Dhaka route.

BIMAN's Airbus A-310-300 at Tribhuvan International Airport.

fleet is now consisted of 4 wide-body DC10-30s, three mid-haul Airbus A-310-300s and four F-28s regional jets.

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January 2008
FlyYeti.com, a newly established low-cost carrier in Nepal, is a joint venture between Air Arabia and Yeti Airlines, a leading domestic carrier in Nepal. Air Arabia, a major shareholder in the new company, will apply its successful low-cost business model to the management and operation of FlyYeti.com.

Based in Kathmandu, FlyYeti.com will provide affordable and convenient service to a broad range of international destinations. The new carrier is expected to begin operations with Inaugural flight taking off to Sharjah before the end of month of January 2008 followed by operations to selected destinations in India as well as to Doha and Kuala Lampur in Malaysia.

With the addition of the new flights, passengers will be able to fly to Kathmandu six days a week, every day except Friday. Flights will depart from Sharjah at 7:15AM and arrive in Kathmandu at 12:45PM local time. Flights will depart from Kathmandu at 13:30PM and arrive in Sharjah at 16:30PM local time.
more on FlyYeti.com

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