Kathmandu, June 29: Buddha
Air is all set to start Kathmandu-Varanasi, India flights twice a week – Monday
and Friday.
Minister for Culture,
Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari and Managing Director of Buddha
Air Birendra Bahadur Basnet bid farewell to the passengers of the first flight
Friday afternoon at the Tribhuvan International Airport.
The passengers included
tourists and prilgrims.
Minister Adhikari
congratulated the company for the new business initiative and expressed his
confidence that the two flights a week would contribute to the success of Visit
Nepal Year 2020.
According to the
company, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath will welcome the
pilgrims visiting Varanasi from Nepal via Buddha Air flight.
The company has also
announced religious and holiday packages for tourists and pilgrims.
Varanasi package
includes classic Kashi, Buddha Trail with Sarnath, Bodhgaya, Ayodhya, Ilahabad
and Ilahabad. Similarly, Kathmandu package for the Indian pilgrims and tourists
include Pashupatinath, Muktinath and Janaki visit.
The Kathmandu-Varanasi flight
duration is 50 minutes and two-way promotional tickets are priced at Rs.
14,000.
Published in The Rising Nepal on June 30, 2018. 
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