Kathmandu, Jan. 17: Himalaya Airlines is
all set to add a second aircraft, Airbus 320-214, to its fleet by the end of
January.
According to the company, the Airbus has
been brought on long-term dry lease. This means the aircraft financing entity will
provide the aircraft without the crew.
“With the addition of the new aircraft to
its fleet, Himalaya has also announced scheduled flights to two new destinations
– Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia and Yangon of Myanmar.
The airline will fly to and from Kuala
Lumpur five days a week whereas there are two flights to Yangon every week -
Monday and Friday.
It will commence its flights to Kuala
Lumpur and Yangon from February 10 and 24 respectively.
The new Airbus 320-214, with Nepal
registration 9N-ALV, has 158 seats, including 8 business class and 150 economy
class seats.
Himalaya has added its second aircraft to
its fleet in the second year of its operation and has announced it will add two
more planes by December 2017.
“To ensure a comfortable journey to the
passengers, the Airbus is equipped with its refreshed comfortable seats,
in-flight entertainment with latest videos and audios,” reads a press statement
issued by the company.
The airline has appointed Carnival
Travel SDN. BHD. and My Golden Lion Aviation Pvt. Ltd. as its General Sales
Agents (GSAs) for Malaysia and Myanmar respectively.
The launching round trip airfare for
Kathmandu – Kuala Lumpur – Kathmandu flight starts from Rs. 25,375 and Kuala
Lumpur – Kathmandu – Kuala Lumpur starts from MYR 928.
Similarly, the round trip airfare for
Kathmandu – Yangon – Kathmandu starts from Rs. 29,600 and Yangon – Kathmandu –
Yangon starts from 320 USD. Both the charges are tax exclusive.
“We are pleased to further expand our
network by launching two new destinations which will help to meet the rising
demad for not just leisure and religious travel but also visiting friends and
relatives between Nepal and Kuala Lumpur and Yangon,” vice president of the
Company Vijay Shrestha said.
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