Baharain Air's maiden flight lands in Kathmandu

Bahrain Air -- the second airlines that has started flying on the Kathmandu- Baharain route -- landed at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA) here this morning.
Airlines managing director Ibrahim Abdulla Al Hamr said the airlines will strengthen economic ties between Nepal and Bahrain. "It has established itself as a brand in the competitive Gulf-Asia sector in a comparatively short time," he added.
Gulf Air is already flying on this route that is considered lucrative due to Nepali migrant workers' inflow and outflow in the Gulf nations. Bahrain Air is eyeing the market pie that Gulf Air has been monopolising.
Bahrain is also a transit point for Nepali and foreign tourists to and from Kathmandu apart from the crowd of blue-collar Nepali workers.
With the country's tourism industry bouncing back and massive increase in number of Nepalis going abroad, more and more foreign airline companies are seeking an opportunity to operate flights to Nepal.

Silk Air celebrates 20th anniversary
KATHMANDU: Silk Air -- the regional airlines of Singapore Airlines -- celebrated its 20th anniversary in the capital on Monday. The airlines is planning to again increase its flight frequency from the current three flights a week. Earlier, it had six flights on the Kathmandu-Singapore route. "But due to off-season, the airlines reduced the frequency of flights," said Silk Air's Nepal manager Joshua Ganesan.

Airlines flying to Nepal
KATHMANDU: Some of the international airlines flying to Nepal.
Aeroflot Russian Airlines
Biman Bangladesh Airlines
British Airways
Dragon Air
Baharain Air
Gulf Air
Jet Airways
Indian Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines
Quatar Airways
Royal Bhutan Airline - Druk Air
Silk Air
Singapore Airlines
Transavia Airlines
Thai Airways International