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Aug 31, 2020

Int’l flights open; domestic, long-route buses from Sept 16

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Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: aviationnepal.com
Tribhuvan International Airport. Photo: aviationnepal.com

International flight to resume from tomorrow.

But domestic air flights and long distance bus services will be commenced only from September 16.

The meeting of the cabinet decided the decision taking the reference of the growing coronavirus cases in the country.

The government has void its earlier decisions of resumption of all international and domestics flights along with long-route bus services from September 1st.

Even resumption of international flights, only Nepalis and representatives of diplomatic missions, the United Nations and development partners will be allowed to fly into Nepal,

But the tourist are not yet allowed in those flights until further notice, the government notified.

The government, however, has decided to increase the number of rescue and chartered international flights after the criticism from Nepali missions abroad claiming that would delay in rescuing stranded Nepali workers.

Effective March 20, the government had banned all passengers, including Nepalis, from entering the country from abroad as the country went lockdown four days later.

The lockdown was lifted on July 21. But after there was a sudden spike in the number of Covid-19 cases. But with the order of the District Administration Offices the country is under prohibitory orders accordingly to the notice evaluating the situation of contain the spread of the virus.

Since August 18, the Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur districts are under locked until September 2.

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