NAC to conduct regular flights to Damman from September 6

KATHMANDU, August 20: The national flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (Nepal Airlines) is set to conduct regular flights to Dammam in Saudi Arabia from September 6. According to the spokesperson of the Corporation, Ramesh Paudel, ticket booking has been opened from today for regular direct flights from Kathmandu to Dammam from September 6.

“This is the 11th international flight destination of NAC and the second after Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. According to the flight schedule, the NAC plans to fly in the Kathmandu-Damam-Kathmandu route two days a week on Wednesday and Saturday and increase the number of flights according to the market demand,” Paudel said. 

The price for the ticket has been fixed at Rs 35,000 per person from Kathmandu to Damman and Saudi Riyal 596 from Damman to Kathmandu. It is believed that the expansion of the corporation's flights will make the movement of Nepalese people from Saudi Arabia easy and accessible.

The corporation is currently flying to 11 destinations in eight countries through two widebody and two narrowbody ships.