Spokesperson of NAC Saroj Kasajoo said although they were yet to finalize the schedule, the carrier has decided to resume flights from January 16. [berak]"We will be operating 3 to 4 flights a week," he said. Kasajoo said the schedule would be finalized in about 10 days after which the airlines would open the slot for booking.
The one way airfare for Kathmandu-Delhi will be Rs 10,000 inclusive of all applicable taxes. The decision to resume the flight comes after the carrier suspended it flights to Dubai citing the high operating cost. NAC has also recently started direct flight to Doha of Qatar which is considered as lucrative segment because of the increasing number of migrant workers. The carrier operates four flights a week in this segment.
Likewise, the airlines has also shelved its plan to Dammam of Saudi Arbian due to lack of Air Service Agreement for that destination.
At present, NAC is operating 16 flights a week to four international destinations including Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Doha with its two ageing aircrafts. The airlines has three flights to Hong Kong, two to Bangkok and six flights to Kuala Lumpur in a week.
Officials are hopeful that cheaper fare of the airlines was going to be beneficial for the carrier to gain its shrinking market share.
NAC´s share of total air passengers shrunk to 5 percent in the last fiscal year. The national carrier´s share is likely to shrink further as its monopoly on Kathmandu-Kuala Lumpur ended after Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia started scheduled flights on the route, offering cheaper airfare.
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