Kathmandu is served by renowned international airlines and is connected to world cities and regional hubs by regular and direct flights. Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu is the main international airport in Nepal.
ROYAL NEPAL AIRLINES
RNAC Building, New Road, Kantipath, Kathmandu; Tel: 220757; Fax: 977-1-225348
Royal Nepal Airlines (RNAC) operates Boeing 757 jets on its international sectors. It connects Kathmandu with London, Paris, Frankfurt, Dubai, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkotta, Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong and Osaka via Shanghai.
NECON AIR
Kathmandu: Kalimatidole, Airport area; Tel: 473860, 480565; Fax: 977-1-471679; E-mail: resv@ necon.mos.com.np
Biratnagar: Tel: 021-25987, 25988, 23838
Necon Air operates between Kathmandu, Varanasi and Patna by Avro and ATR-42 aircraft.
AEROFLOT
Kamaladi, Kathmandu; Tel: 227399
Aeroflot flies to Moscow from Kathmandu using Airbus 310 aircraft.
LAUDA AIR
Kamaladi, Kathmandu; Tel: 223317, 223331; Fax: 977-1-241506
Lauda Air operates Boeing 767-300 aircraft between Kathmandu and Vienna.
BIMAN BANGLADESH AIRLINES
Naxal, Kathmandu; Tel: 434982/434740
Biman offers flights between Kathmandu and Dhaka by F-28.
CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Kamaladi, Kathmandu; Tel: 419770, 411302; Fax: 977-1-416541
China Southwest Airlines flies over the Himalaya to Lhasa, the capital of the Tibetan Autonomous Region of China, using Boeing 757 aircraft.
DRUK-AIR
ROYAL BHUTAN AIRLINES
Durbar Marg, Kathmandu; Tel: 225166, 255794; Fax: 977-1-227229
Druk Air operates flights to Paro in Bhutan, the Land of the Thunder Dragon, and to New Delhi by British Aerospace-146 jet aircraft.
GULF AIR
Hattisar, Kathmandu; Tel: 434464, 434925; E-mail: preintl@mos.com.np
Gulf Air operates comfortable and spacious Airbus 340 aircraft between Kathmandu and Abu Dhabi with convenient onward connections to Africa, Europe, Middle East and the USA.
INDIAN AIRLINES
Hattisar, Kathmandu; Tel: 410906, 414596; Fax: 977-1-419649
Indian Airlines flies to Kolkotta, New Delhi and the holy city of Varanasi. The airline uses Airbus A300 and A320 aircraft.
PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES
Hattisar, Kathmandu; Tel: 439324; Fax: 977-1-439564
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) connects Kathmandu and Karachi using Boeing 737, Airbus A300 and A310 aircraft.
QATAR AIRWAYS
Kantipath, Kathmandu; Tel: 256579, 257712; Fax: 977-1-227132; E-mail: zenith@ktmpc. mos.com.np
Qatar Airways operates Airbus A320 daily from Kathmandu to Doha with immediate everyday connections to London, thrice a week to Munich, and convenient connections to cities in the Gulf and the Middle East like Dhahran, Jeddah, Kuwait, Beirut, Cairo, Amman, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
SINGAPORE AIRLINES
Durbar Marg, Kathmandu; Tel: 220759; Fax: 977-1-226434
Singapore Airlines flies between Kathmandu and Singapore using Airbus A310 aircraft.
THAI AIRWAYS
Durbar Marg, Kathmandu; Tel: 224917, 224387, 223565; Fax: 977-1-221130
THAI flies to Bangkok from Kathmandu using 358-seater Boeing 777 aircraft. It was the first airline to operate jet services to Kathmandu.
TRANSAVIA AIRLINES
Heritage Plaza II, Kamaladi, Kathmandu; Tel: 247215; Fax: 977-1-244484
Transavia operates Boeing 757 aircraft between Kathmandu and Amsterdam every Saturday. No flights from May to September.
