India Approves New Air Entry Routes to Nepal

June 18: India has agreed to allow new air entry routes to Nepal for international flights. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a bilateral agreement on international air route to Nepal during a two-day meeting held on Thrusday and Friday (June 14-15).

With the agreement, international flights can now enter Nepal through eastern Nepal from Janakpur and Biratnagar entry points. Prior to this, international flight could enter Nepal's air space only from Simara.

The meeting has also agreed to open other air entry routes over various places of eastern and western Nepal after conducting flight security assessment, said Rajan Pokarel, deputy director general of CAAN.

CAAN said that the meeting also decided to upgrade the air route between Kathmandu and New Delhi via Mahendranagar into two-way route after flight security assessment.

However, the new decisions will be implemented only after their approval from International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).