An international aircraft landed first time at Pokhara International Airport on Wednesday since its operation on January 1, 2023.
A direct charted flight of the Sichuan Airlines from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport landed at the Pokhara Airport at 9:06 am, according to TIA information officer Bishnu Adhikari.
The A-391 airbus of Sichuan Airlines arrived in Pokhara carrying a Nepali delegation led by National Assembly Chair Ganesh Prasad Timilsina who returned home following the completion of the China visit and Chinese athletes and tourists. The squad of Chinese athletes arrived in the course of taking part in the Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Festival to take place on coming Friday and Saturday at Fewa Lake.
Gandaki Province Chief Prithvi Man Gurung, Chief Minister Surendra Raj Pandey, Federal Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati and Pokhara Metropolis Mayor Dhanraj Acharya were there at the airport to receive the passengers.
As the airport said, it is yet to be updated about the probable next flight of the airlines for Pokhara.
