KATHMANDU: The national flag carrier -- Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) -- will conduct its first direct flight to Japan in the wee hours tomorrow morning.

The Airbus A330-200 will be taking off at 2:30 am on Thursday from Tribhuwan International Airport. The approximately six and a half hours flight will land in Osaka, Japan.

The Corporation has planned three flights a week to Japan on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Earlier, NAC flights to Japan used to transit in Shanghai, China.