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Himalaya Airlines Bangladesh Country Manager Sushil Kumar Basnet said the ticket price is going to be cheaper than other airlines

Himalayan Airlines, one of the private carriers of Nepal is set to commence the Kathmandu-Dhaka-Kathmandu direct flight from Monday.

The airline is set to operate three weekly flights by its A320-214 narrow bodied aircraft, configured with 150 economy class and eight premium economy class seats, a press release said on Saturday.

Acting Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Dhan Bahadur Oli emphasized on strengthening connectivity between the two countries at all fronts saying that there is huge potential to promote Bangladesh-Nepal bilateral relations.

“When we talk about connectivity, we don’t talk about a one-way connectivity,” he said at a function at the Nepal embassy on Thursday.

Himalayan Airlines Bangladesh Country Manager Sushil Kumar Basnet said the ticket price is going to be cheaper compared to other airlines.

With the airlines’ regular flights to Middle East destinations like Doha, Dubai and Dammam, the new sector is set to project Kathmandu as a transit hub for Bangladeshi passengers.

This connectivity is going to boost new business opportunities between Nepal and Bangladesh, and serve as a bridge between the Middle East countries and Bangladesh, the release said quoting the airlines' Vice President Vijay Shrestha.

The thrice weekly schedules have convenient timings, where the flight is set to depart from Kathmandu at 11:10 am (local time) and land at 1:10 pm (local time) in Dhaka while the return flight is set to depart Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:10 pm (local time) and arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport at 3:20 pm.

The airline has appointed SAir Air BD Ltd as its general sales agents.