HImalaya directly flies to Yangon

Kathmandu, Feb. 24:

Himalaya Airlines, a Nepal-China joint venture, launched its scheduled direct flight to Yangon, Myanmar on Friday carrying passengers directly to the destination.

"We see it as an initiative to strengthen direct connection of about 300,000 Nepalese in Myanmar to visit their homeland," said the airlines company in a press statement.

According to the company, the first scheduled flight flew from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu and touched down at Yangon International Airport bringing both cities closer to boost tourism, trade and investment opportunities between Nepal and Myanmar.

Yangon is the fourth destination the airlines is connected with.  

With the launch of twice-a-week passenger service (Monday and Friday), Himalaya Airlines has re-established direct links of Nepali capital with Myanmar after  a gap of more than 2 decades.

Ambassador of Myanmar to Nepal Lwin Oo, joint-secretary of Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MOCTCA) Suresh Acharya, and vice-president- Administration of Himalaya Airlines Vijay Shrestha were also on the board of flight that left for Yangon.

“We are thrilled to mark another milestone in our commitment to serve Nepalese tourism industry by increasing Nepal’s air connectivity in Asiatic region. We are confident we will be able to further position Yangon as a preferred destination through our marketing efforts to promote this route,” said Shrestha.

The launching airfare for Kathmandu - Yangon- Kathmandu flight starts from Rs. 29,600.00 (round trip), plus government taxes.

The airline has appointed Unique Asia Travel and Tours Co. Ltd as its General Sales Agents (GSA) for Myanmar.