Rajbiraj, June 22
Shree Airlines would be operating regular flights to Kathmandu from Rajbiraj of Saptari district from Sunday, June 24, after a gap of around 59 years.
Spokesperson of the Company, Anil Manandhar, said that the aircraft of Shree Airlines would make flights for five days a week from Rajbiraj Airport. The one-way fare from Rajbiraj to Kathmandu has been determined minimum Rs 3,500 and maximum Rs 6,200.
Spokesperson Manandhar added that the company would operate flights everyday except on Tuesday and Saturday as there would be fewer passengers on these days. The Airlines would operate flights using a 50-seater aircraft.
He said it would be easier to domestic and Indian pilgrims to visit Pashupatinath Temple once the Shree Airlines aircraft started its service.
The Rajbiraj Airport was repaired and upgraded at a cost of Rs 303 million. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the then Minister for Transport, Ganesh Man Singh, had laid the foundation stone of Airport 59 years back.
The airport had remained closed for the past 20 years.
Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, had said regular flights from Rabjiraj Airport would start from June 15.
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