World News | Himalaya Airlines resumes direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing after three years: official

KATHMANDU, June 24 (PTI) Himalaya Airlines, a joint venture between Nepal and China, resumed direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing on Saturday after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an official statement. .

According to a press release issued by the Nepalese embassy in China, Bishnu Pukar Shrestha, the Nepalese ambassador to China, flew to Beijing on the first resumed direct flight of Himalaya Airlines.

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“We are pleased to announce that Himalaya Airways (H9) will restart its Kathmandu-Beijing-Kathmandu flight every Saturday from June 24, 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And pause.” Operated by Himalaya Airlines.

“The resumption of direct flights between Kathmandu and Beijing plays an important role in promoting tourism, socio-economic and cultural relations between Nepal and China,” the Nepalese embassy in Beijing said in a statement.

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