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Sichuan Airlines conducts promotional flight to Pokhara Regional Int'l Airport

The Sichuan Airlines conducted a promotional flight from the Pokhara International Airport to the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu on Thursday.
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By Republica

KASKI, Dec 26: The Sichuan Airlines conducted a promotional flight from the Pokhara International Airport to the Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu on Thursday.


The 'Airbus 319' carrying 126 passengers including Gandaki Province Minister for Industry and Tourism, Mitra Lal Basyal, high level employees, tourism entrepreneurs and media persons landed on TIA in the afternoon.


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Earlier in the morning, the Sichuan Airlines with 129 passengers had operated a flight from Chendu of China to Pokhara. 


With this, the Pokhara International Airport witnessed the arrival and departure of an airbus aircraft in full capacity.


At a press conference at TIA, Director General at Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal Pradip Adhikari informed that there was no problem for planes in landing at and taking off from the Pokhara International Airport.


The promotional flight with successful handling of aircraft showed that there are no problems in runway nor the does the nearby hill pose any quandary, he said, adding. " Airbus flight to and from Pokhrara International Airport proves viable ," he added, urging private sector to cooperate the authorities in conducting international flights from Pokhara..


 

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