June 21: Two more airline companies from abroad will be providing services from the Bhairahawa-based Gautam Buddha International Airport.  The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) said Air Arabia and the Fly Dubai have proceeded with rending their services from the airport that has been formally opened since May 16. Both the international airline companies are based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).    
CAAN director general Pradip Adhikari said the companies have expressed interest for getting connected to the airport for commercial flights on a regular basis from Bhairahawa within the next two weeks.    
He informed that the demand from Bhairahawa for flights towards labour destination countries is high.    
Likewise, Jazeera Airways that had launched regular flights three days a week to and from the airport since its inauguration ispreparing to provide its service throughout the week, according to the airport’s chief Govinda Prasad Dahal.    
Jazeera Airways charges Rs 33,000 as a minimum fare for a Kathmandu-Kuwait flight and a 20 percent discount is available on a two-way ticketing. -- RSS