Air India Specific is about to start direct flights between Bengaluru and Kathmandu from 1 June 2025, increasing its worldwide attain into Nepal. With this launch, Kathmandu turns into the fifty fifth vacation spot within the airline’s rising community. The service introduces a direct air hyperlink between South India and the Himalayan capital, reinforcing ties between the 2 nations.
The brand new connection gives introductory fares beginning at INR 8,000 for Xpress Lite and INR 8,500 for Xpress Worth, out there on the airline’s web site and different reserving platforms.
Identified for its spiritual heritage, pure magnificence, and proximity to key areas resembling Lumbini and Pokhara, Kathmandu holds enchantment for each non secular and journey tourism. The addition of this route opens up simpler entry for Indian travellers and the rising variety of leisure vacationers flying from the subcontinent.
Commenting on the enlargement, Aloke Singh, Managing Director, Air India Specific, stated, “We’re delighted to increase our footprint to Nepal, our neighbouring nation within the subcontinent, additional strengthening the deep-rooted cultural and financial ties we share. This new route brings folks, tales, and traditions nearer, whereas reinforcing our imaginative and prescient of constructing journey extra accessible and significant.”
The brand new flight enhances Kathmandu’s connectivity by way of Bengaluru, providing handy one-stop journey from 20 Indian cities together with Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, and Kochi. It additionally helps worldwide connections from Abu Dhabi and Dammam.
From Bengaluru alone, Air India Specific operates over 450 weekly flights, connecting 31 Indian and three worldwide locations. With this route, the airline continues its enlargement into short-haul worldwide leisure locations, having not too long ago added Bangkok and Phuket to its community.
