Tara Air, Sita Air and Summit Air continue flights to Lukla Tara Air, Sita Air and Summit Air said they would continue flights from Kathmandu to Lukla despite the ongoing disputes between the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu local authorities and aviation regulatory bodies over helicopter operations to the Everest region. Nepal 21 Jan, 2025
Airlines threaten to ground all flights in Everest region The Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has warned of complete suspension of all flights in Solukhumbu district if helicopter operations are not resumed within a week. Nepal 16 Jan, 2025
Following censure, airlines agree to forgo maximum airfare The Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) reached this decision during a meeting on Sunday in response to the public outcry. Business 29 Sep, 2024
Airlines operators submit slew of demands to PM Oli Nepal’s commercial airlines industry has asked the government to amend the aviation policy for enhancement of the country’s aviation business which has suffered a loss topping 10 billion rupees post COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal 19 Aug, 2024
PATA International HQ elects Suman Pandey as Vice Chair Suman Bikram Pandey, Chairperson of Explore Himalaya Group, has been elected as the Vice Chairperson of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) International HQ, on Friday. Nepal 08 Jun, 2024
SC issues short-term interim order on writ filed by AOAN ​​​​​​​The Supreme Court has issued a short-term interim order on the writ filed by the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) against the decisions of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to prohibit flight crew members having a share in the company from exercising the privileges of their licence for all types of commercial flights and restrict mountain and sling flights. Business 28 Aug, 2023
Domestic airfare up due to VAT inclusion Domestic airline companies in Nepal have recently announced the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) on their services, starting today. Business 17 Jul, 2023
EDITORIAL: Passport dispute The controversy surrounding Chair of Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) and former Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane’s dual passport case is unlikely to die down anytime soon despite being cleared by the Office of the Attorney General. Opinion 07 Apr, 2023
Domestic airlines reduce airfares The operators of domestic airlines have reduced the airfare for all sectors from Wednesday. Business 06 Apr, 2023
AOAN discusses direct flights between Nepal and Japan Rameshwar Thapa, president of the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN), paid courtesy call on Otsuka Hiroshi, director general of The Scheduled Airlines Association of Japan (TSAAJ) at the latter’s office in Tokyo on Wednesday. Business 23 Dec, 2022
Demand for domestic air tickets surge ahead of elections With the general elections around the corner, the demand for air tickets has gone up significantly, say domestic airline operators. Business 16 Nov, 2022
Domestic flights operating regularly The airlines companies have agreed to operate the domestic flights in a regular manner. Nepal 22 Jun, 2022
