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flydubai's new daily service ends years of false starts at Pokhara's international terminal, giving Annapurna-bound trekkers a route into the…
By Anjali Shrestha · Jul 31, 2026
Starting September 23, 2026, you will be able to fly directly from Dubai to Pokhara — the gateway town for the Annapurna region , Mardi Himal and Poon Hill — without ever landing in Kathmandu. flydubai confirmed the daily service this month, becoming the…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
flydubai has flown into Kathmandu since 2009 and has carried close to four million passengers to Nepal over that time — this is not a speculative new entrant. “Nepal has remained an exceptionally important market for flydubai since we first launched…
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Fares are already listed for booking. A return Economy Lite ticket out of Dubai starts at AED 1,900 (about $517); Business is quoted from AED 5,000 (about $1,362). Flying the other way from Pokhara, fares are listed in Nepali rupees: Economy Lite from NPR…
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Tribhuvan International in Kathmandu runs one runway for an entire country's international arrivals, and until now every Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Himal or Poon Hill trekker landed there first, then either caught a domestic hop or endured a six-to-eight hour…
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