A new first long-range Airbus A330-200 aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation is welcomed in a traditional water cannon salute at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines power the new aircraft. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
KATHMANDU: The new Airbus A330-200 of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has arrived here today.
According to NAC officials, the long-range wide-body jet has touched down at Tribhuvan International Airport on Thursday morning.
In April last year, NAC had signed a purchase agreement with the United States-based AAR Corporation to buy two Airbus 330-200 series wide-body aircraft worth $209.6 million. Nepal is expected to receive the second Airbus by August.
AAR Corporation is providing the aircraft to NAC in partnership with German Capital and Hi-Fly Airlines.
The addition of 274-seater wide-body aircraft into the fleet of Nepal Airlines is expected to be a milestone in the country’s tourism industry as it will help Nepal Airlines — the national flag carrier — to expand its international flight destinations.
NAC plans to start the first commercial flight with the new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to Dubai on August 1 and gradually to other popular destinations. Currently, NAC is conducting international flights through two narrow-body Airbus aircraft and one Boeing 757 to nine international destinations.
Written by Sandeep
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