KATHMANDU, Aug 22 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – The Nepali government has decided to resume scheduled international flights from Sept 1, after nearly six months of flight suspension, a cabinet minister said yesterday.
The Nepali government suspended international flights since Mar 22, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The country had earlier planned to resume scheduled fights starting from Aug 17, but the suspension was extended till Aug 31, amid resurgence of COVID-19 cases in recent days.
Government Spokesperson and Minister for Finance and Communication, Yubaraj Khatiwada, said, a cabinet meeting decided to resume scheduled international flights from Sept 1. “Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation will publish the table of flight schedules starting from Sept 1.”
So far, only chartered flights for humanitarian purposes and for the delivering of medical goods have been allowed.
Certain restrictions would be imposed on scheduled flights, to allow flights only from limited countries and regions and for limited Nepali and foreign nationals.– NNN-NEPALNEWS
