KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Tourism Revitalization Steering Committee has inked an agreement with Buddha Airlines Pvt Ltd and Yeti Airlines to provide a discount in the airfare to foreign tourists as Nepal is attracting more and more external tourists.

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The Government of Nepal had allocated Rs 3.53 billion for the construction of the Gautam Buddha International Airport in the current fiscal year. However, the project has made financial progress of just Rs 180 million in the first half of the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, June 6: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has directed passengers and airline staff with measured temperature of 38 degree Celsius (100.4 degree Fahrenheit) or higher to be isolated and treated in accordance with the policy adopted by the airport authority.

BHIMDUTTANAGAR, Feb 8: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai has said the government is working on a plan of re-operating airports which have remained closed due to various reasons.

KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai on Saturday vowed to make the civil aviation sector safe and credible.

KATHMANDU, Aug 24: The 56th Conference of Directors General of Civil Aviation, Asia and Pacific Region (DGCA) concluded on Friday, announcing to hold the next conference in Dhaka of Bangladesh on November 2020.

KATHMANDU, Aug 19: With the theme of “Harmonizing Efforts to Meet Capacity Constraints”, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) is organizing 56th Director Generals of Civil Aviation (DGCA) conference from Monday.

KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, has said efforts were on to remove Nepal's aviation sector from the blacklist of the European Union. Minister Bhattarai said this while releasing the 'Aviation Safety Report 2019' published by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) in the capital city on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 7: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has formed a five-member committee to probe into a plane carrying Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, which was kept on hold during its landing attempt at Tribhuvan International Airport on March 5.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Minister for Culture, Tourism, Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari, who died aged 49 in a helicopter crash in Taplejung Wednesday, will be best remembered for breathing new life into Nepal’s stagnant civil aviation and tourism.

KATHMANDU, Nov 28: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari has said the government was committed to making the services of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) effective and expanded the number of its destinations.