Jomsom-Pokhara flight services resume after three-month hiatus due to weather conditions
Pokhara, the lake city of Nepal.
MYAGDI: The Jomsom-Pokhara flight service has come into operations after around three months.
The flight transport service from Gandaki province headquarters, Pokhara, to the tourism hub, Jomsom, of Mustang has remained closed since November 2023 due to unfavorable weather conditions.
The Summit Airlines, which suspended its air service since December 6 last year, started boarding passengers from March 1 (Friday), informed Jomsom Airport Chief Hiron Shah.
Additionally, Tara Airlines, which halted its service since last November 26, has also made preparations to resume Jomsom-Pokhara flights.
"With the improvement in weather and the onset of the tourist-friendly season, the Pokhara-Jomsom flight service has been brought into operations," Shah shared. The Summit Airlines made two flights on Friday, he added.
The resumption of flight service has eased Mustang locals, pilgrims, and tourists when the upgrade was taking place in the Myagdi section of the Beni-Jomsom road stretch. Inflow of tourists is expected to increase in Mustang with the resumption of flight services.
According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), Jomsom, as many as 91,000 foreign tourists had visited Mustang in 2023.
The flow of vehicles heading towards Mustang through the Beni-Jomsom road has gradually increased for the past couple of days with the steady rise in temperature, informed Chief of District Traffic Police Office, Rajkumar Thapa.
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