KATHMANDU: The national flag carrier, Nepal Airlines, has decided to conduct three flights a week from Kathmandu to Narita, Japan from May 1. Currently, two flights are conducted a week to Narita.

The NA is conducting the flights on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday.

In a press release issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), there will be 140 passengers on the flight conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday while only 120 on Friday. It added that passengers’ demand was growing in the wake of the subsided state of COVID-19.

The airfare for Kathmandu-Narita is Rs 152,000 including tax in business class and Rs 119,000 in economy class. If anyone is found selling the ticket taking more than fixed airfare, he/she would be taken action, CAAN made it clear.