Myanmar, Nepal to establish air link
YANGON, AUG 10 Kyodo - Myanmar and Nepal plan to establish an air link before the end of 2005 to facilitate travel by Buddhist pilgrims of the countries, local media reported Wednesday.
Cosmic Air, Nepal's largest airline in terms of fleet, seat capacity and traffic carriage, will operate the Kathmandu-Yangon service, the Flower News weekly quoted aviation sources as saying.
Cosmic Air says on its website that it plans to fly to Yangon from August. It says two out of its three weekly flights to Calcutta, India, will be extended to Yangon.
Myanmar pilgrims traveling to Lumbini in southern Nepal, known as the birthplace of Buddha, currently have to change planes in Calcutta as there is no direct air service between Myanmar and Nepal.
The new air link might also bring in the Nepalese pilgrims to visit religious sites in Myanmar, including the renowned Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and the ancient city of Bagan, according to travel industry sources.
Cosmic Air currently connects Nepal with only India and Bangladesh.
About a dozen international airlines now fly into and out of Myanmar. They include Thai Airways International, Singapore's Silk Air, Malaysian Airline System, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Indian Airlines and Air China.
Myanmar's national carrier Myanmar Airways International flies to five destinations in the region -- Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Singapore. The country also has four domestic airlines -- state-run Myanma Airways and three joint ventures - Air Mandalay, Yangon Airways and Air Bagan.
Cosmic Air, Nepal's largest airline in terms of fleet, seat capacity and traffic carriage, will operate the Kathmandu-Yangon service, the Flower News weekly quoted aviation sources as saying.
Cosmic Air says on its website that it plans to fly to Yangon from August. It says two out of its three weekly flights to Calcutta, India, will be extended to Yangon.
Myanmar pilgrims traveling to Lumbini in southern Nepal, known as the birthplace of Buddha, currently have to change planes in Calcutta as there is no direct air service between Myanmar and Nepal.
The new air link might also bring in the Nepalese pilgrims to visit religious sites in Myanmar, including the renowned Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon and the ancient city of Bagan, according to travel industry sources.
Cosmic Air currently connects Nepal with only India and Bangladesh.
About a dozen international airlines now fly into and out of Myanmar. They include Thai Airways International, Singapore's Silk Air, Malaysian Airline System, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Indian Airlines and Air China.
Myanmar's national carrier Myanmar Airways International flies to five destinations in the region -- Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Singapore. The country also has four domestic airlines -- state-run Myanma Airways and three joint ventures - Air Mandalay, Yangon Airways and Air Bagan.
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