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Nepal said on Wednesday it would resume international and domestic flights with certain COVID-19 restrictions in place.
Domestic flights will reopen from July 1 and international flights will resume from tomorrow, June 24, according to Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
The decision was taken after the convening of a crucial meeting between the Nepalese government and its Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.
According to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Council of Ministers, domestic flights will be allowed to operate with 50% seat occupancy to help contain the possible spread of COVID-19, while international flights will be operated in accordance with the protocol of security developed earlier. by the government.
The government has also decided to resume regular international flights to and from Kathmandu in limited destinations.
With the new decisions in place, Nepal Airlines and Qatar Airways will be allowed to operate two flights each per week in the Kathmandu-Doha sector.
Likewise, the government has decided to authorize four flights per week in the Kathmandu-Doha sector, the Kathmandu-Kuala Lumpur sector, two flights per week in the Kathmandu-Istanbul sector, Kathmandu-Dammam and Kathmandu-Kuwait.
Among other sectors, the government has authorized the operation of one flight per week in the Kathmandu-Muscat, Kathmandu-Seoul, Kathmandu-Japan, Kathmandu-Chengdu and Kathmandu-Guangzhou sectors.
Nepal has decided to stop all domestic flights from midnight May 3, and all international flights from midnight May 6, with the exception of two weekly flights to the Kathmandu-Delhi sector.
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