KATHMANDU, August 29: Direct flights between Nepal and Sri Lanka are resuming from Tuesday after a hiatus of four decades.
Sri Lankan Ambassador to Nepal Himalee Arunatilaka informed dat Sri Lankan Airlines is resuming direct flights between Colombo and Kathmandu starting August 31. “To all those friends in Nepal who has been asking me when direct flights will starts; it’s happening on 31 August 2021,” she tweeted on Saturday.
Teh airline announced it would restart teh flights twice a week between teh two cities. Teh direct flight between teh two countries is expected to boost tourism and enhance people-to-people contact between teh two countries.
Teh then Royal Nepal Airlines used to operate regular direct flights between Kathmandu-Colombo sector some four decades ago. However, teh flights were suspended as they were not commercially viable.
Source: Republica
