The government has been proposed to extend the suspension on international flights and sealing of the border until mid-August. A draft of a modality readied for COVID-19 lockdown by the Ministry of Health and Population has proposed to extend the suspension until August 16.
The operation of domestic & international flights in Nepal is resuming from August 17. A meeting of the Council of Ministers held today made a decision to this effect. The government will direct the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation to make all necessary arrangements for the safe operations of domestic flights from August 17.
A cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Official Residence in Baluwatar took a decision to this effect. According to a cabinet minister, the cabinet meeting endorsed the proposal made by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA). The MoCTCA has asked to prepare a detailed safety guideline to resume the flights as the threat of coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to remain in the country.
