TIA To Operate 15 Additional Flights Daily In October


As the festive season is around the corner, the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has added 15 flights daily with a view to ease the travel for passengers.

“Flight services from five small aircraft and 10 big aircraft have been added,” said Rinji Sherpa, spokesperson at the airport.

In the hilly region, Tara Air, Summit Air, Sita Air, and Nepal Airlines have added five flights daily while in other urban areas, 10 flights of ATR72 have been added, said Sherpa.

Until now, the TIA had been operating 115 flights daily. Spokesperson Sherpa said that a total of 260 flights including 130 arrivals and departures each would operate in the airport in October, starting from today itself.

The TIA has informed that the added flights could facilitate transportation for over 800 people every day.

Source : TRN,