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Nepal's lake city gets its first scheduled international route — a daily flydubai service from Dubai that lands trekkers an hour from the Annapurnas…
By Laxman Rawal · Jun 15, 2026
For decades, almost every international visitor to Nepal has funneled through a single airport in Kathmandu. That is about to change for the west of the country. From 23 September 2026, flydubai will run daily direct flights between Dubai and Pokhara — the…
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Pokhara is the staging post for the Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp, Mardi Himal, Poon Hill and Mustang. Until now, a trekker flying in from Europe, the Middle East, Africa or India had to land in Kathmandu, then take a domestic flight or a long drive…
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The launch date is no accident. Late September is the start of Nepal's premier autumn trekking window, when the monsoon clears and the mountain air turns crisp and clear. Trekkers who book the new route can arrive directly into Pokhara just as the Annapurna…
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Paired with the new Kathmandu–Shenzhen link, the Pokhara–Dubai route is part of a clear 2026 pattern: Nepal is widening its front doors. For the Annapurna region specifically, having its own international gateway is a structural shift that should pay off for…
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