August 10: Tibet Airlines has started direct flights from Chenngdu to Kathmandu on a regular basis from August 8. An aircraft belonging to Tibet Airlines will depart from Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport at 6:16 pm local time and arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport of Kathmandu at 7:15 pm for four days a week, informed Himalaya Airlines, the authorised ticket distributor of Tibet Airlines. The aircraft will fly back after ten minutes. Tibet Airlines will operate flights on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.