Thursday, September 27, 2012

Nepali Airline BB Airways To Fly

BB Airways BO 428 made its maiden flight carrying 201 tourists from Siem Reap of Combodia to Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon. The chartered flight of Boeing 757-200 touched down at Tribhuwan International Airport at 12.50 PM.

"This is an achievement not just for us but the whole nation. This flight has added a new chapter to the economic progress of the country and we have been encouraged to proceed further,” Bhaban Bhatta, chairman of the carrier. 

Press statement issued by the airlines says the flight was operated in co-ordination with TonleSap Airlines of Cambodia. 
“The scheduled flights would link Kathmandu with Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong while the airline will also operate two chartered flights to Narita, Japan from Kathmandu every week,” the statement further adds.