KATHMANDU: Thai Smile Airways of Thailand is making its first flight at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) beginning today.

Likewise, Sri Lankan Airlines of Sri Lanka is operating a regular flight to TIA from July 6, according to the TIA office.

Thai Smile Airways is operating flights from TIA for the first time while SriLankan Airlines is resuming its flight, which was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spokesperson of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Jagannath Niraula, said Thai Smile Airways is operating Kathmandu-Bangkok direct flight from Friday.

According to the CAAN, the company has got permission to operate flights all seven days a week.

Similarly, the SriLankan Airlines has got permission to operate seven regular flights in a week against four flights.

Twenty-four airlines including two Nepali airlines have now been operating international flights from TIA.