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Manthali Lukla Direct Flights Begin

It is pick season for the trekking to Everest Region and Manthali Lukla direct flights begin. With the onset of the trekking and mountaineering season, daily flights connecting Ramechhap’s Manthali Airport to Lukla have commenced.

Tara Air, Summit Air, and Sita Air have initiated regular flight services to Lukla in Solukhumbu starting today. This move is expected to facilitate tourist travel to the gateway of Mt. Everest.

Given the bustling nature of Tribhuvan International Airport during the tourist season, airlines opt to transport tourists to Manthali and then onwards to Lukla to circumvent traffic congestion. Lukla attracts a substantial number of foreign tourists twice a year for hiking and climbing endeavours.

Historically, a significant influx of tourists frequented the Khumbu region from the first week of October to the first week of November. Praveen Subedi, in charge of Tara Air operations in Ramechhap, noted a considerable surge in tourist numbers from March to May this year. He mentioned that despite the flight’s inauguration last Friday, operations were hindered due to adverse weather conditions.

Pooja Thapa, Acting Chief at the Office of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal in Ramechhap, confirmed the commencement of regular flights today, coinciding with improved weather conditions.

Additionally, arrangements have been made for the supply of aviation fuel in Manthali to support the increased flight activity.

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