Nepal Tourism Board triggers panic about Indian Airlines

Kathmandu: Nepal Tourism Board, Nepal's nodal agency for promoting tourism in the country, triggered panic about India's national carrier Indian Airlines (IA) when its circular failed to mention the airline, raising fears that it had suspended its Delhi-Kathmandu flights.
On Saturday, the NTB issued a circular about the number of passengers arriving in Kathmandu on different airlines by 5 p.m.
However, though it gave the names of seven airlines operating international flights, including Pakistan International Airlines, there was no mention of IA, which operates a daily flight on the New Delhi-Kathmandu-New Delhi sector.
The omission triggered panic since Kathmandu valley has been under curfew from Wednesday night and mobile telephones were disconnected by the Nepal government Saturday.
Indian Airlines officials said they were surprised at the grave omission.
Also absent from the list was private Indian airline Air Sahara, which too runs daily flights on the sector.
The only Indian airline mentioned was private carrier Jet Airways, which brought 68 passengers from the Indian capital.
23/04/06 Indo Asian News Service/DailyIndia.com

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