Qatar Airways to increase Nepal flights

Posted by:  | Date: October 02, 2009

Qatar Airways has announced to increase its flights to Nepal from 11 to 28, including seven cargo flights, according to Doha-based The Peninsula daily.

The expansion of flights became possible after aviation authorities of Nepal and Qatar inked an agreement to this effect on 31 August.

The two sides have also agreed to update provisions of the air transport agreement, especially the ones related to air safety, the daily reported.

Qatar Airways link Kathmandu to Doha, one of the major hub in the Middle East, bringing in Nepali workers from the Middle East and visitors from European countries, a niche market for Nepal’s tourism industry.

 

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