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| Kathmandu, Wednesday December 25, 2002 Paush 10, 2059. |
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Whopping airfare
This is with reference to Satyendra
Timilsina’s news report entitled "Chinese tourists love Nepal, regret steep
airfare" that appeared in your daily recently.
As former Chinese Cultural Attache to Nepal
Ma Weigung correctly states that one of the reasons for low tourist inflow from China to
Nepal is due to the high cost of airtickets from Shanghai. In a similar vein, the foreign
tourists’ inflow to Tibet via Kathmandu has significantly decreased over the years.
One of the main reasons attributed by travel specialists is the very high airfare from
Kathmandu to Lhasa or vice versa. It is a whopping US$ 273.00 per person for a one way
flight that only takes 55 minutes. Reduction would certainly help.
Devendra Rai, Kathmandu
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