Pokhara-Jomsom flight sees high number of passengers

“मुस्ताङ जोड्ने सडकमार्ग विच्छेद भएपछि जहाजबाट आउजाउ गर्ने यात्रुको चाप बढ्दै”

लगानी न्यूज

२२ आश्विन २०८३, बिहीबार १०:५३October 8, 2026

Gandaki. The Pokhara-Jomsom flight has been flooded after the road linking Pokhara to Mustang via Beni of Myagdi was blocked by floods and landslides.

Bishwanath Sharma, chief of Jomsom Airport, said that it is difficult to handle the pressure of passengers due to the low number of flights. According to him, Tara and Summit Air have been operating flights from Pokhara-Jomsom.TAG_OPEN_div_30

“Both the aircraft used to operate five flights each day but now they have made ÷up to seven flights daily,” he said, adding, “The number of passengers travelling by air has increased after the road connecting Mustang was discontinued.” Sharma said that the number of tourists going to Mustang via air route is also increasing as the main tourist season is going on.

During the Sroh Shraddha, along with Muktinath Darshan, Hindus from Nepal and India also visit Kagbeni to offer ancestral offerings. Airlines companies have given priority to the sick, disabled, etc. in flights. Sharma said that the local administration and airport office are also facilitating for the smooth travel of such passengers and foreign tourists.TAG_OPEN_div_26

} “This is the time for many flights between Pokhara-Jomsom as it is the tourist season,” he said, adding that the number of passengers has increased further after the road was blocked due to the disaster. He said that with the opening of the roadway, the pressure of passengers will automatically decrease and air travel will also be easier.

Binod Singh Rawat, information officer at the Civil Aviation Office of Pokhara International Airport, said that the flights have been operating only in the morning as there is a strong windy wind.TAG_OPEN_div_22

He said that although the operation of the Pokhara-TAG_OPEN_div_20 Jomsom flight could provide easy service to the passengers, this is not the case with the Pokhara-Jomsom flight.

He said that most of the flights take place before 12 noon. The Pokhara-Jomsom flight service, which was closed from June 1 due to the rainy season, started from the first week of August. Due to low visibility, the Pokhara-Jomsom flight is closed every rainy season.TAG_OPEN_div_18

The flood in the Kaligandaki River following the rains from September 22 has blocked the road section at several places, making it the only alternative route to go from Pokhara to Mustang. The Beni-Jomsom-Korala road under the Kaligandaki Corridor, which was obstructed for the past twelve days, has not yet come into operation.