In recent press articles, the respective Pakistani and Nepali ambassadors expressed the same opinion: “Resuming direct flights between Kathmandu and Islamabad my foremost priority” said Syed Haider Shah, while Tapas Adhikari stressed that “starting direct flights (..) would help promoting two-way trade between the two countries.” This seems like a no-brainer.
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The distance between the capitals is 1350 km over mostly low terrain in the shadow of the Himalayan range. This is easily covered by a range of efficient aircraft from a CRJ200, CRJ700, A319 or A320. All these aircrafts are available in both ends of the route. At less than 2-hour flight, it would be economical to operate both from a fuel or crew…
