Flydubai gets permission to operate Pokhara-Dubai flights

लगानी न्यूज

२७ जेष्ठ २०८३, बुधबार ०६:५३June 10, 2026

Gandaki. Flydubai is going to start direct flights on the Pokhara-Dubai route.

Jagannath TAG_OPEN_div_34 Niraula, General Manager of Pokhara International Airport, said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has granted permission to Flydubai for daily Dubai-Pokhara-Dubai flight from September 23.

TAG_OPEN_div_32″The Pokhara-Dubai flight schedule of Flydubai has been approved on Monday,” he said, adding that the daily flight service from Pokhara-Dubai will start from September 23. ”

A team from Flydubai had inspected high-level security, safety and operation of Pokhara International Airport a few days ago.TAG_OPEN_div_30 Fly Dubai has been granted the flight permission shortly after the government announced to take diplomatic initiatives to attract international airlines to Pokhara International Airport in the policy and program for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84.

Dhanraj Acharya, Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City, said that with the grant of permission to Flydubai to operate regular international flights from Pokhara International Airport, which is the third international air gateway of Nepal.TAG_OPEN_div_28

“This TAG_OPEN_div_26 is not only a matter of adding air service, it is also a historic opportunity to promote Pokhara’s international identity, promote tourism, expand economic activities and decentralize air traffic centered in Kathmandu,” he said, adding, “With the establishment of direct air connectivity with Dubai, Pokhara will have access to more than 300 cities including the Middle East, Europe and Africa.” ”

So far, no regular international flights have been operated from Pokhara except charter flights to some neighbouring countries.TAG_OPEN_div_24 The Pokhara International Airport, built at a cost of around Rs 22 billion, is limited to domestic flights only. The airport was inaugurated on January 1, 2023.

In March TAG_OPEN_div_22 2025, Himalaya Airlines started its first regular flight from Pokhara to Lhasa. Himalaya Airlines suspended its Pokhara-Lhasa flight from March 23.

Although the 50-year-old plan to build an international airport in Pokhara has not come into full operation, it has not come into full operation.TAG_OPEN_div_20 Tourism entrepreneurs are also waiting for regular international flights from Pokhara, which is also the capital of tourism, hoping to bring in a large number of foreign tourists by connecting it to the international air network. Tourism entrepreneurs say that investment worth around one billion rupees has been added to Pokhara’s tourism after the construction of this airport.

The entrepreneurs have been demanding ease in rules and regulations required for operating international flights from Pokhara and allowing national airlines to operate flights to major cities of India and China.TAG_OPEN_div_18 Domestic airlines operators operate domestic flights to the federal capital Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Bhairahawa and other destinations from Pokhara International Airport.