KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 2

The government has given approval to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal for two-way flight agreement with the United States and Switzerland.

According to Jagannath Niraula, spokesperson for the CAAN, the approval will further facilitate direct twoway flights with the US and Switzerland.

'Now, we will have an exchange of series of letters and dialogues with these two nations for the final agreement,' Niraula told The Himalayan Times.

After the US and Switzerland showed interest in two-way direct flights, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, in coordination with the CAAN, had taken necessary initiatives and had submitted a proposal to the Cabinet. A memorandum of understanding for air connectivity was signed between Switzerland and Nepal in October.

Currently, several international airlines, including Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, and Thai Airways are operating Nepal-US flight services through various transits.

At the moment Nepal has two-way direct flight agreement with 40 countries.

However, regular flights are being operated only to 20 overseas destinations.

A version of this article appears in the print on November 3, 2022 of The Himalayan Times.