Nepal Airlines Reduces Flights to Gulmi's Resunga Airport to Three Times Weekly

Gulmi. Air service at Resunga Airport in Gulmi will now operate only three times a week. Nepal Airlines has changed the flight schedule that previously operated on Thursdays in Gulmi.

Nepal Airlines previously operated flights four times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Resunga Airport Gulmi Station Chief Suman Thapa informed that with the change in the flight schedule, flights will now operate only three times a week on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays.

He stated that Nepal Airlines has currently only three Twin Otter aircraft, and since these aircraft require periodic maintenance, the corporation has temporarily changed its regular schedule due to a shortage of aircraft. Except for the monsoon season, bad weather, and dense fog, air service has been operating regularly at Resunga Airport for the last three months.

Nepal Airlines operates flights from Kathmandu to Resunga Airport at 6:30 AM and from Resunga Airport to Kathmandu at 7:30 AM using an 18-seater Twin Otter aircraft. The corporation has set the fare from Kathmandu to Gulmi at NPR 7,500 and from Gulmi to Kathmandu at NPR 7,300. Due to high wind pressure in the afternoon at Resunga Airport, flights are only conducted in the morning for technical reasons.

With the commencement of air service in the district, the number of domestic and international tourists visiting the district has also increased. Citizens in this region, who previously faced the compulsion of an 18-hour journey to reach the capital, now have easy access to travel between Gulmi and the capital in just 45 minutes via air.

The demand for air service among citizens in the district has been increasing recently. However, despite the increase in passenger traffic, the limited number of flights and frequent changes in the flight schedule have caused problems for the citizens of this region. Nepal Airlines began commercial air service operations in the district on Baisakh 29, 2080 BS.