GULMI, Oct 13: Air service has resumed at Resunga airport in Gulmi district from today. The flights at the airport were affected for around four months due to adverse weather.
Station Chief of Resunga airport, Suman Thapa, shared that the flights at the airport were disrupted from the first week of June. They were compelled to suspend the air service following adverse weather, thick fog and wind pressure, he added.
With the resumption of flights, an aircraft of the Nepal Airlines Corporation carrying 13 passengers from Kathmandu landed at Resunga airport this morning and returned to Kathmandu carrying two passengers.
Flights resume from Resunga Airport after three months
With the favourable weather, the NAC prepared a new schedule to operate flights thrice a week. Elderly persons, patients and people who have to go to Kathmandu for essential work were hit hard after the air service was affected for a long time.
The NAC has been operating Kathmandu-Gulmi and Gulmi-Kathmandu air service from 18-seater Twin Otter aircraft. The Corporation has also revised its flight schedule from today.
As per the revised schedule, a Twin Otter plane would depart to Resunga from Kathmandu at 7:15 am, from Resunga to Kathmandu at 8:15 am on Sunday and Tuesday.
Similarly, NAC's aircraft would depart for Resunga from Kathmandu at 6:20 am and from Resunga to Kathmandu at 7:20 am on Friday.
The NAC has fixed Rs 10,710 per person as airfare from Kathmandu to Gulmi and Rs 10,510 from Gulmi to Kathmandu.
