Nepal-India air deal

Nepal and India have agreed to let each other’s air carriers to fly up to thirty thousand passengers on trans-boarder flights per week. Which is five times more than previous number, the existing treaty only let air carriers to fly up to six thousand passengers on cross-border flights per week.

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Secretary-level representatives of the two countries inked an agreement to this effect in New Delhi on Wednesday. “The agreement is a great achievement,” Nagendra Ghimire, Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, said, adding, “The new agreement will be instrumental in the success of Nepal Tourism Year-2011.”

According to the new agreement Nepal also got increased air traffic rights from seven destinations to twenty eight. In addition, now Nepal can pick up passengers from intermediate points and complete their flights. This will certainly boost Nepal’s hope for successful ‘Nepal Tourism Year 2011′ and open more opportunities for domestic air carriers.