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*Air Arabia flight bringing Nepali people from UAE today



KATHMANDU: The first flight of Air Arabia with Nepali people onboard has taken off from the UAE airport and is landing at Tribhuvan International Airport around at 5 pm today.

Taking to Khabarhub, Raj Kumar KC, Spokesperson at the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), said the flight will arrive at around 5 pm.

* “The flight from UAE carrying Nepali nationals will land at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) this afternoon at around 5 pm,” Raj Kumar Chhetri, Spokesperson at the Civil Aviation Authority said.

However, General Manager at the TIA, Devendra KC did not confirm the time of arrival from UAE. “The flight will arrive. However, the time has not been fixed yet,” he said.

The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation on Thursday permitted the UAE government to airlift stranded Nepali people on its own expenses through the flights of Air Arabia.

Nepali Embassy informed the UAE government about it as soon as the Nepal government granted the permission.

*(Note: We regret for the confusion: Ed)

Publish Date : 05 June 2020 11:15 AM

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