The Nepalese Airlines have been in talks with Myanmar airlines authorities to launch direct flight services from Yangon to Kathmandu, according airlines director Saroj K. Kasaju.
The director said the nonstop service
will be operated during this year to promote tourism. There is no direct
flight from Myanmar to Nepal and tourists who wish to visit Lumbini
[Buddhist pilgrimage site] have to travel via India.
"Yangon-Lumbini nonstop flight schedule
will be added after completion of airport construction in Lumbini,"
Saroj told the Nepal Travel Forum on May 17.
Nepal has raised its visa fee from $10 to $25 in 2010. The participants had discussed about the reduction in visa fee.
Forum officiating officer Subash Nirola
said, he will talk to the authorities of Nepal for reducing visa fee. At
least 300,000 Myanmar tourists visit Lumbini every year. The
authorities are also planning to make changes in programs that will
ensure visitors comfort while visiting Nepal.
"For Bodh Gaya visitors Indian Airlines,
Myanmar International Airlines and private chartered service are
available. The visitors travel Lumbini through India-Nepal border. A
nonstop flight will bring about convenience," travel agent Maung Maung
Aye from Mahatoe Bodh Gaya Tour Company.
Bodh Gaya is a religious place where the
Buddha obtained the enlightenment. It is located northern India close
to Nepal. Lumbini is where the Buddha lived until at the age of 29 which
is located in Nepal now.
A 15-day trip to Bodh Gaya will cost
over $1,000 per person. Indian visa is available online and Nepalese
visa can be applied at Nepalese Embassy. Nepalese authorities are
issuing border pass at Lumbini for tourists.
source: Eleven Myanmar
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