Buddha Air to fly to Lucknow from January 7

Buddha Air is starting its flight to the Indian city of Lucknow from January 7.
It will be the second international flight of Buddha Air after Paro, Bhutan.
"Buddha Air is flying every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday in a week to Lucknow," the Airlines said, adding that the three scheduled flights every week on the Kathmandu-Lucknow-Kathmandu will help ease the pressure of the air travellers as Lucknow has a very good connectivity to other Indian cities.
"Currently it is flying with 47-seater ATR-42 aircraft," Marketing Chief of the airlines Rupesh Joshi said, adding that the depending on passenger flow, it could start 70-seater ATR -72-500 aircraft. "One can fly to Lucknow for Rs 5,600 excluding tax."
One of the biggest private airlines in the country is also planning to add flights to other different cities in India like Guwahati, Kolkata, Patna, Banaras, Gorakhpur and Deharadun soon, said the airlines.
After the revised Air Service Agreement (ASA) with India, Nepali private airlines and Indian Airlines, both can start cross border flights trying to make cross border air travel more cheaper between the two South Asian neighbours.
Earlier, Necon Air, Cosmic Air and Air Nepal used to fly to Indian cities and abroad. Currently, after the national flag carrier Nepal Airlines that flies to New Delhi, Buddha Air is the only airlines that is flying cross border.
After its 13 years of domestic services, Buddha Air has started its first international flight from Kathmandu to Paro, Bhutan on August 23. The airlines has been operating four scheduled flights every week with its Beech 1900D aircraft that has a capacity of carrying 16 passengers.
During tourist season, Buddha Air is planning to operate one flight daily and can also add charter flights as per requirement, said the airline that is the fourth private airline flying across the border.
Buddha Air currently has 4 Beech 1900D aircrafts and can operate up to 12 flights to Paro daily. “It means Buddha Air has capacity to carry up to 192 passengers daily,” said the airlines, which added a new 70-seater aircraft ATR -72-500 recently. Buddha Air has a fleet of eight aircraft at present.