TAPLEJUNG, July 7: Air services have resumed in Taplejung after a three-week halt due to persistent bad weather since June 12.
Nepal Airlines operated its first flight today, carrying four passengers from Kathmandu to Taplejung and returning with five passengers.
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According to Narayan Kumar Karki, station in-charge of Nepal Airlines in Taplejung, six scheduled flights had been affected since the start of the monsoon season.
Currently, flights between Kathmandu and Taplejung are scheduled twice a week—on Mondays and Fridays. The one-way airfare from Taplejung to Kathmandu is set at Rs 9,200 per person.
