CM Yogi Adithyanath flags off new air services between UP & Nepal

Good news for pilgrims who are travelling from Uttar Pradesh to Nepal. New air services have been flagged off.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the air services between Varanasi and Kathmandu in Nepal from Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at Babatpur Friday evening.

The first flight which took off from Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport is being seen as a major boost for air travel from and to the spiritual city.

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The air services will be carried out by Nepal-based Buddha Air Pvt. Limited. The airline connects major cities of India to Nepal’s capital.

It will also help the devotees to easily visit two leading religious centres of Lord Shiva – Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and Pashupati Nath located in Nepal.

The two countries India and Nepal has closer diplomatic and cultural ties for decades.