The flight was planned considering the special occasion of celebrating New Year 2073, the Nepal-China joint venture airline said in a statement.The airlines had offered irresistible round trip fare for passengers for this flight.
"The flight intends to help promote tourism between Nepal and Sri Lanka and enhance people-to-people contact between the two countries," the statement added.
The Airbus 320-214 of Himalaya Airlines took off from Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu at 9:05 am.
The airline's first commercial flight was jointly inaugurated by Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Wu Chuntai, Sri Lankan Ambassador to Nepal W M Senevirathna, and Cheng Yiru, Chairman of Tibet Airlines.
The airline has offered round trip fare of Rs 55,000 for business class and Rs 35,000 for economy class.
"We are glad to offer promotional offer to our passengers, on the occasion of Nepali New Year," said Vijay Shrestha, Vice President, Administration, of Himalaya Airlines, commenting on the inaugural flight. "We are very thankful to our travel agencies for promoting this offer and getting us passengers in a very short notice."
The airline had welcomed its first aircraft Airbus 320-214 on March 9. Over the next five years, the airline aims to acquire 15 Airbus 320 family aircraft and will operate from Kathmandu to various cities in Asia and beyond.
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