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Pokhara Airport to receive first international flight

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By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, June 18: Pokhara International Airport is set to welcome its first international flight five months after its inauguration. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) informed on Friday that China’s Sichuan Airlines would conduct a chartered flight from Chengdu to Pokhara on Wednesday. The flight will carry athletes participating in the Nepal-China Friendship Dragon Boat Race Festival being held next week.

In a tweet, CAAN also revealed that it was in discussions with Sichuan Airlines to bring in regular flights to Pokhara.

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