KATHMANDU: Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture company, has resumed commercial flights to Dubai starting from February 14.
The first flight after a long gap departed from Tribhuvan International Airport at 22:36 hours (local time) and landed at Dubai International Airport (DXB) at 01:40 hours (local time). The return flight from Dubai departed at 04:10 hours (local time) the next day and landed in Kathmandu at 09:25 hours (local time) on February 15, the airline said in a statement.
As the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has largely subsided, the UAE has opened up for visitors with COVID-19 safety protocols resulting into substantial increase in passenger flow both ways on KTM-DXB-KTM route.