KATHMANDU: Tara Air has announced the suspension of its regular flights from Surkhet to Mugu, Humla, and Jumla, citing financial losses incurred on each flight.
The private airline operator, in collaboration with Himali Travels and Tours, had launched these services in December 2024, with the flights inaugurated by Karnali Province’s Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forests, and Environment, Suresh Adhikari.
Himali Travels and Tours, which managed the operations, expressed its inability to continue the flights without sufficient support from the Karnali Province Government.
According to Min Bahadur Rawal of Himali Travels and Tours, the air service, which was supposed to operate twice a week, had to be discontinued due to ongoing financial challenges and lack of necessary government backing.
In related news, Yeti Airlines successfully completed its test flight between Surkhet and Kathmandu on Saturday, alongside a test flight to Dhangadhi. Yeti’s ATR-72 aircraft, 9N-AMN, conducted the successful flight, as confirmed by airline spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula.
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