Kathmandu, Oct. 1: Himalaya Airlines, a
Nepal-China joint venture airline company, successfully launched its scheduled
flight to Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday.
According to a press statement issued by the
company, it carried the passengers directly to the destination as an initiative
to bring both cities closer and boost tourism, trade and investment
opportunities between Nepal and Sri Lanka.
The first scheduled flight flew from the
Tribhuvan International Airport at 11:30 am and landed at Bandaranaike
International Airport, Colombo at 15:03 PM.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal W. S. Parera and
secretary general of Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sri Lanka
Ajith D. Parera were also on board.
“The aircraft received a warm welcome in
Colombo,” read the statement.
With the launch of passenger service, Himalaya
Airlines has re-established direct links with Sri Lanka after more than 28
years.
The two flights are scheduled for Tuesday and
Saturday a week.
“We anticipate that the majority of our
passengers will be businessmen and tourists from the two countries,” said Vijay
Shrestha, vice-president of administration at the company.
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