KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Government of Nepal has extended the suspension of scheduled international commercial passenger flights to and from Nepal until May 31 midnight.
The suspension period of International schedule flights (except two flights a week between Kathmandu and New Delhi, one flight each by Nepal Airlines and Air India, under Air travel Bubble Arrangement) is extended till 31st May 2021 (23:59 hrs NST), “the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal(CANN) said on Tuesday in its notice.
“Airlines are informed not to open passenger booking to and from Nepal until further advice and also notified to facilitate refunding of Air Ticket or extension of travel date as required by passengers”, the authority said in its notice.
Nepal earlier on May 2 decided to halt all domestic flights from May 3 midnight and all international flights from May 7 midnight until May 14 to check the rapidly growing spread of the Covid-19.
Prohibitory orders in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur is in place since April 29 also extended until May 27.
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