NA to start commercial flight to Narita from Monday

National flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) is all set to commence its maiden commercial Kathmandu-Narita flight from coming Monday, the officials said.

The national flag carrier had conducted Kathmandu to Osaka flight on August 29, 2019 onwards but in view of the high volume of Nepalis in Japan and Nepal-bound tourists, the NA shut down its flight on this route and is going to begin scheduled Kathmandu-Narita flight, said NA Spokesperson Archana Khadka.

Khadka explained, "Osaka International Airport appears to be very far for the Nepalis in Japan and Nepal-bound tourists. NA, thus, is going to start its first commercial flight to Narita International Airport, situated nearby Tokyo."

According to her, the Kathmandu-Narita flight is likely to facilitate many Nepalis in Japan to travel to and from Kathmandu as Tokyo has relatively higher number of Nepalis than other cities in Japan.

She informed, "More than 220 people have made pre-booking for the Kathmandu-Narita flight while 268 in Japan have already purchased the tickets to fly Kathmandu from Tokyo."

NA’s wide body A-330 will conduct Kathmandu-Narita flight thrice a week–on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The 274-seater aircraft will depart from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu at 10:25 pm and will land at Narita International Airport at 11 am (local time) in Japan.

Similarly, flight to Kathmandu from Narita is scheduled at 1 pm (local time) and will land in TIA at 6:25 pm.

The roundtrip airfare of Kathmandu-Narita has been priced at Rs 73,000 as the promotional fare. It is however, subjected to change, according to the NAC. The airfare for this route will be determined as per the demands of the passengers in future, said Khadka.