Domestic flights not to operate on election day

By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, May 10: All domestic flights scheduled for May 13 have been suspended. 

According to the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal, no airline will fly on Friday, the day of the local election, to any destination inside the country. This move is in line with the Election Commission’s order to stop all forms of transportation inside the country on that day.

However, issuing a press release, the Association has said that carriers will operate flights related to relief and rescue works. They will also operate any other flight if instructed by the government.

Meanwhile, the travel restrictions will not affect international flights. The Election Commission had asked the government to manage the operation of vehicles to assist passengers going abroad to reach the airport.