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Pokhara Int’l Airport: Political agenda or corruption scandal?, by Narayan Aryal (kh 23/04/2025)

Buddha air to resume Kolkata flights by mid-July (rep 20/04/2025)

Nepal Airlines seeks to send back rusting Chinese planes : Five grounded aircraft cost NAC Rs200 million a year on insurance and parking fees, by Sangam Prasain (kp 19/04/2025)

Sita Air aircraft makes emergency landing after hydraulic failure (rep 16/04/2025)

NAC pays Rs 530.9 million installment on loan (rep 14/04/23025)

China Southern Airlines expands flights to boost China-Nepal cooperation (kh 10/04/2025)

Adverse weather and pollution disrupt domestic and int’l flights (rep 08/04/2025)

Road alternatives decrease Pokhara-Jomsom flights (rep 07/04/2025)

SpiceJet to resume Nepal flights from May 10, fares starting at Rs 17,000 (rep 07/04/2025)

Flight to Taplejung resumes after four months  (rep 06/04/2025)

Flight services at TIA disrupt due to poor visibility and air pollution (rep 03/04/2025)

TIA to operate 18 hours a day starting today (kh 01/04/2025)

Two Indian airlines resume regular flights to Nepal (rep 01/04/2025)

$215.96 million new Pokhara airport sees first passenger flight : On Monday, Himalaya Airlines’ 144-seater Airbus A319 landed in Pokhara from Lhasa with 107 passengers, by Sangam Prasain (kp 01/04/2025), Pokhara-Lhasa Flight: A Welcome First Step (rep 01/04/2025)

Low visibility disrupts flights at Tribhuvan International Airport (kh 31/03/2025)

Flights resume from Resunga Airport after three months (rep 31/03/2025)

Regular international flights to begin from Pokhara tomorrow (rep 30/03/2025)

Flights resume at Taksar Airport after three months (rep 25/03/2025)

Efforts underway for full operation of GBIA (rep 24/03/2025)

Nepal's air safety: Still up in the air!, by Saurav Raj Verma (ht 24/03/2025)

“We’ve failed to make Nepal Airlines operational”, by Ramhari Khatiwada (kh 23/03/2025), “Addressing air safety should be our priority” : Regulatory body must be strong, as this is a technical issue that requires oversight, by Sobita Gautam (kh 23/03/2025)

EU’s blacklisting of Nepal’s airlines: Is splitting CAAN the solution? (kh 22/03/2025)

Nepal, Cambodia hold talks on launching direct air service (rep 19/03/2025)

Regular charter flight between Chengdu and Pokhara to begin from Tuesday (rep 17/03/2025), Sichuan Airlines launches direct flights from Chengdu to Pokhara (kh 18/03/2025), First 'Pokhara-Chengdu' commercial flight begins (rep 19/03/2025), Ni Hao, Pokhara! Lake city to see more charter flights from China : The $215.96 million Pokhara International Airport, funded by Beijing, has yet to see a commercial flight operation since its inauguration on January 1, 2023., by Deepak Pariyar and Sangam Prasain (kp 20/03/2025)

Nepal’s two-tier airfares: Are they fair? The provision has helped keep domestic flight operators afloat. The system’s removal could lead to a loss of $75 million a year in foreign exchange, by Sangam Prasain (kp 16/03/2025)

Salyan’s helipads lie abandoned as improved road access takes over emergency rescue : The high cost of helicopter services, combined with better road access has pushed critically ill patients and their families to opt for ambulances, by Biplab Maharjan (kp 15/03/2025)

Adverse weather causes missed approach for Air Arabia aircraft at TIA (kh 13/03/2025)

Pokhara International Airport to launch first commercial charter flight to Chengdu (kh 12/03/2025), Pokhara to start international flights from March 18 (rep 12/03/2025)

Flights on hold in sky due to low visibility (rep 12/03/2025)

5 years on ground, Chinese planes still bleed Nepal Airlines : In July 2020, the Nepal Airlines board unanimously decided to stop flying the Chinese planes as their operating costs exceeded their revenue, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/03/2025)

Four international airlines operating regular flights from Gautam Buddha International Airport (kh 08/03/2025)

Nepal Airlines: Dubai flight delayed due to routine safety check (kh 07/03/2025)

Buddha Air flight lands safely in Kathmandu despite missing nose wheel (kh 06/03/2025)

Rs 11 billion sought for expansion of airports in Lumbini and Karnali provinces (kh 04/03/2025)

Himalaya Airlines to fly from Pokhara to Lhasa (rep 03/03/2025)

GBIA records 115 flights, serves 6,500 passengers in February (rep 03/03/2025)

Three flights diverted to India and China due to low visibility (kh 28/02/2025), Adverse weather disrupts domestic and international flights (kh 28/02/2025)

Domestic air travel rebounded in 2024 : Nepal’s airlines carried 4.47 million passengers last year. Spike happened after rains shut highways in September, by Sangam Prasain (kp 25/02/2025)

Grounded NAC narrow body returns to Kathmandu with 87 passengers onboard (rep 25/02/2025)

Aviation Ministry rejects CAAN's proposal to ban European chopper imports, by Biken K Dawadi (22/02/2025)

Solududhkunda demands for refuelling station at Phaplu (rn 19/02/2025)

Flight operation resumes at Tumlingtar Airport after three weeks (rep 19/02/2025)

Flights suspended from Resunga Airport for two months, by Santosh Rawat (rn 17/02/2025)

TIA taxiway expansion reaches midway, other construction works lag behind (rep 15/02/2025)

Kathmandu airport nears 5 million international flyers : The number reached a record 4.96 million in 2024, driven by tourism, migration, and student travel, by Sangam Prasain (kp 13/02/2025)

Helicopter flights to resume in Khumbu from Friday (rep 13/02/2025)

Aircraft grounding causes NAC’s revenue to plunge by 23 percent (ae 07/02/2025)

Restructuring CAAN: Legislature's dilemma or ignorance?, by Prakash Sharma (ht 06/02/2025)

RECCO and Simrik Air expand SAR Helicopter Detector network (ae 06/02/2025)

Examining Nepal’s Aviation Struggles, by Pramod Basnet (rn)

Two long-delayed civil aviation bills return to federal parliament : Bills vital for safety of Nepali skies and opening up Nepal’s airports to private investment, by Sangam Prasain (kp 03/02/2025), Bill registered to split CAAN (ae 03/02/2025), Early Passage of CAAN, ASAN Bills (rep 04/02/2025)

TIA to operate for 16 hours daily from today (rep 01/02/2025), TIA extends operation period by two hours (rep 02/02/2025)

Govt mulling to raise insurance compensation for domestic air accidents (rep 30/01/2025)

Sichuan Airlines to operate 3 weekly flights to Pokhara (rep 28/01/2025)

Helicopters slash the trek to Earth’s highest peak, but leave Sherpas grounded, by Shashwat Pant (kh 25/01/2025)

Families of Saurya Airlines crash victims demand justice (kh 23/01/2025)

Collective efforts urged for regular flights from Pokhara International Airport (kh 22/01/2025)

Thai AirAsia offers Bhairahawa–Bangkok flights for Rs 12,990  : The company has set the one-way fare at Rs 12,990 and ticket bookings can be made till January 26. Similarly, passengers can travel from February 3 to March 29 (rep 21/01/2025), Jazeera, Thai AirAsia to resume flights from Bhairahawa airport (rep 22/01/2025)

Tara Air, Sita Air continue flights to Lukla (ht 21/01/2025)

Flights disrupted at Nepalgunj Airport due to thick fog and low visibility (kh 21/01/2025)

Adverse weather disrupts flights in Biratnagar and Janakpur (rep 16/01/2025)

Airlines operators warn of halting all flights to Solukhumbu district : Airline companies have warned of shutting down the entire air services in Solukhumbu district after the local government in the Khumbu region failed to lift the obstruction on helicopter flights (rep 15/01/2025), Complete security demanded for helicopter flights in Khumbu region (kh 16/01/2025)

Flydubai resumes flights to GBIA after a month, 63 passengers arrive in Bhairahawa  (rep 13/01/2025)

Navigating aviation safety challenges (rep 08/01/2025)

Locals take over helipads in Everest region and stop all helicopter flights (kh 06/01/2025), Heli flights permitted in Sagarmatha National Park with conditions to protect biodiversity (kh 07/01/2025), Local and federal governments lock horns over Everest chopper ban : National park’s decision to lift the ban on commercial flights has irked local officials, by Sangam Prasain (kp 09/01/2025), Nepal chops chopper flights to Everest, by Arjun Dhakal (nt 10/01/2025)

Buddha Air flight makes emergency landing at Tribhuvan International Airport (kh 06/01/2025), Buddha Air aircraft narrowly avoids major accident (kh 06/01/2025)

Flights affected by adverse weather, low visibility (kh 05/01/2025)

Nepal Airlines grounds entire domestic fleet (ae 03/01/2025)

Helicopter flying from Lukla to Kathmandu makes emergency landing after bird strike (kh 29/12/2024)

Sichuan Airlines' chartered flight lands in Pokhara (rn 26/12/2024)

Long-pending civil aviation bills get cabinet’s nod : The tourism ministry plans to register the bills in the upcoming winter session of Parliament to split Nepal’s civil aviation body into two entities—service provider and regulator (kp 24/12/2024), CAAN split inches closer (ae 25/12/2024)

Enhancing Air Travel Safety In Challenging Terrain, by Pramod Basnet (rn 21/12/2024)

Everest helicopter flights face stronger headwind : Rural municipality warns tour agencies to avoid selling packages that entail chopper flights to the Khumbu region, by Sangam Prasain (kp 18/12/2024)

European ban on Nepali airlines stays as aviation safety question unaddressed : Nepal has a terrible record—eight crashes, six fatal ones, in past 3 years, killing over 100 (kp 16/12/2024)

Shree Airlines flight overshoots landing after dog runs onto runway in Surkhet (kh 16/12/2024)

Rajbiraj Airport to operate night flights from Dec 16 (rep 15/12/2024)

Nepal aviation regulator clashes with national park over Everest chopper ban : Dispute pits high-end tourism against conservation in the iconic natural region, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/12/2024)

A New Year surprise: Choppers banned for Everest sightseeing : The national park says ‘no noise’ would do justice to wildlife, while chopper operators vow to defy the ban, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/12/2024), Commercial helicopter take-off and landing to be banned in Sagarmatha region from Jan 1, by Enika Rai (rep 14/12/2024)

Ensure new air entry routes for full-fledged GBIA operation (rep 11/12/2024)

China's Sichuan Airlines set to operate chartered flight in Pokhara on Dec 26  (rep 10/12/2024)

Flights and landing halted in eastern airports due to heavy fog (rep 10/12/2024)

GBIA sees steady growth in int’l traffic : From November 3 to December 3, a total of 4,771 passengers traveled through the airport (rep 05/12/2024)

Tara Air resumes flights to remote districts in Karnali (kh 04/12/2024)

Province govt making efforts for visa, labour permit to regularly operate Gautam Buddha Airport (kh 29/11/2024)

Pilot protest disrupts flights : Permanent pilots of Nepal Airlines' narrow body and widebody aircraft have been protesting for the past few days, citing inequality in the services and facilities they receive compared to contract pilots, by Enika Rai (rep 25/11/2024)

NAC slashes airfares on int’l route following MoCTCA’s instruction (rep 21/11/2024)

GBIA sees 46 flights in 11 days, serving 1,326 passengers (rep 19/11/2024)

TIA night closures lead to cancellation of 123 flights, reducing daily operations (rep 19/11/2024)

NAC’s Makalu aircraft begins int’l flight (rep 18/11/2024)

Airfare hike due to CAAN's negligence: Tourism entrepreneurs, by Enika Rai (rep 15/11/2024)

Gautam Buddha International Airport sees surge in international flights amid TIA upgrades (kh 14/11/2024)

Cabinet committee approves civil aviation draft bills : The bills have long been pending, although they are vital to the safety of Nepali sky, by Sangam Prasain (kp 14/11/2024)

Buddha Air flight en route to Bhairahawa from Kathmandu diverted to Pokhara (rep 12/11/2024)

International flights at GBIA : A Game Changer For Aviation Sector, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn 12/11/2024)

Even skies are under the control of govt-protected mafia, by Vijay Devkota (kh 11/11/2024),
(rep 12/11/2024)Take Strong Action to Crack Down on Airfare Cartel

Airfare Hike Hits Passengers Hard, by Ballav Dahal (rn 11/11/2024), CAAN directs airlines to reduce airfare (rep 11/11/2024)

Qatar Airways to begin operations from Bhairahawa (kh 11/11/2024)

NAC revises Gulmi flight schedule to once per week (rep 11/11/2024)

CAAN cracks down on airfare cartel (rep 10/11/2024)

Pokhara and Bhairahawa airports should serve as an alternative to TIA, says CAAN Director General Adhikari (rep 09/11/2024)

Upgrading work of TIA begins (kh 09/11/2024)

Jazeera Airways resumes operations at Gautam Buddha International Airport (kh 09/11/2024)

Airfields without airplanes : Of the 49 airports in Nepal, more than 25 have not been in regular use for decades, yet more are being built (nt 08/11/2024)

TIA to close for 10 hours at night starting today (kh 08/11/2024), TIA’s reduced flight hours could stall economic growth : Nepal’s economy lost momentum after September floods. Shutting down airport for long could be a further setback, by Sangam Prasain (kp 08/11/2024) [Why aren't the airports in Bhairahawa and Pokhara used during the downtimes?]

Pokhara receives first int’l flight in nearly a year as 3rd Mountain Cross-country Race kicks off, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 08/11/2024)

Flights to remote mountainous districts affected (ht 04/11/2024), Adverse weather affects flights at TIA (rep 04/11/2024)

On a wrong course : Top aviation officials appear to be working more for themselves than for the benefit of air travellers (kp 01/11/2024)

Thai AirAsia to conduct flights from TIA and GBIA (rep 31/10/2024), Thai Asia begins Bhairahawa-Bangkok flights (kh 03/11/2024), Bhairahawa welcomes more international flights (kh 03/11/2024)

Kathmandu airport’s reduced hours send airfares into orbit : Kathmandu-Delhi tickets have jumped to Rs80,000 one-way. All routes have seen similar hikes, by Sangam Prasain (kp 29/10/2024)

Govt incentives fail to attract international airlines to PRIA (rep 28/10/2024), Incentives For Airlines At New Airports, by Ballav Dahal (rn 28/10/2024)

Bomb threat on Air India flight causes tension at TIA (kh 28/10/2024), No suspicious object found on Air India plane following bomb hoax (rep 28/10/2024)

Tikapur Airport to have regular flights after festivals (kh 28/10/2024)

2.1 million passengers travel by air in three months (rep 27/10/2024)

CAAN suspends Thai AirAsia’s flight (kh 27/10/2024)

TIA's night-time closure expected to trigger peak season chaos, by Sangay Sherpa (ht 25/10/2024), TIA to remain closed for 10 hrs due to runway extension work (rep 25/10/2024), Kathmandu airport to cut flight hours : Travellers should expect more than normal congestion November-March due to airport expansion project, by Vishad Raj Onta (nt 25/10/2024)

Stakeholders wary of SNP's call for limiting heli operations in Everest region (ht 24/10/2024), Sagarmatha National Park Office requests CAAN to ban commercial flights over Syangboche (rep 25/10/2024)

Come December, international air travel liability limits are set to rise : As per the convention Nepal adopted in 2018, the death or bodily injury limit will jump to $202,500 from $171,018, by Sangam Prasain (kp 24/10/2024)

Bomb threats to 20 Indian planes, impact felt in Nepal as well (kh 22/10/2024), No bomb found on Vistara Airlines flight, airport reopens (kh 22/10/2024)

NAC-ional shame : It is a matter of time before the inevitable question crops up: Why do we need this white elephant? (kp 22/10/2024)

Flights suspended at Resunga Airport for one month (rep 20/10/2024)

CAAN lifts ban on copter flights (rep 18/10/2024)

Buddha Air's 'Mountain Flight' plane safely lands after engine issues (rep 17/10/2024)

Over 1,000 tourists en route to Lukla remain in Manthali for two days (rn 15/10/2024), Manthali-Lukla flights resume (rn 16/10/2024)

Flights resume in Humla after three-day halt : Passenger numbers expected to rise, tickets fully booked for Tuesday (kp 15/10/2024)

Fly Dubai, Jazeera, and Air Asia set to operate flights at Gautam Buddha Airport (kh 14/10/2024)

Airport remains unused despite paved runway, grass takes over : No one knows how the airport, initially built to facilitate flights, will resume operations, by Prakash Baral (kp 13/10/2024)

Over 63,242 passengers travel through TIA over two days of Dashain (kh 13/10/2024)

Khumbu region sees surge in tourist arrivals, Lukla records 200 flights on Tuesday (rn 09/10/2024), Khumbu region overwhelmed by tourists : Lukla records 200 flights on Tuesday (kh 09/10/2024)

Nepal Airlines to fly its A320 to Bhairahawa (kh 07/10/2024)

Positive talks between Tourism Minister and striking Nepal Airlines cabin crew, flights expected to resume today (kh 05/10/2024)

Shree Airlines starting commercial flights from Kathmandu to Bharatpur (kh 04/10/2024)

Dashain flights to start at 4:30 am at night-operational airports (kh 02/10/2024)

CAAN becomes uncooperative in deploying helicopters for rescue operations (rep 02/10/2024)

New record set in air travel: 550 flights operated in a single day on Monday (rep 01/10/2024)

Singapore Airlines introduces Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner for Dashain and Tihar flights to Kathmandu (rep 29/09/2024)

Airlines slammed for hiking ticket prices amid flood crisis (kh 29/09/2024)

Domestic flights resume after weather improves (kh 29/09/2024)

Bad weather grounds domestic flights (kh 28/09/2024), Domestic flights resume partially at TIA (rep 28/09/2024)

Adverse weather affects domestic flights at TIA (rep 27/09/2024)

CAAN urges public to avoid flying kites, drones and balloons around TIA (rep 26/09/2024), Legal action for flying kites, drones, and balloons Near TIA (kh 28/09/2024)

Adverse weather condition disrupts air travel (kh 26/09/2024)

CAAN requests revised flight schedule from Jazeera Airways for Bhairahawa airport (rep 20/09/2024)

Buddha Air adds Kathmandu-Varanasi flight (rep 18/09/2024)

Proposal to split CAAN’s role as aviation service provider and regulator presented to Cabinet: Minister Pandey (rep 17/09/2024)

NAC’s narrow-body aircraft stranded in Dubai for three days (rep 16/09/2024)