Direct flight between Pokhara, the famous tourist destination of Nepal and Chengdu of China has commenced.
A 126 member Nepali delegation led by the Mayor of Pokhara Metropolitan City; Dhana Raj Acharya arrived in Chengdu on March 18 on a chartered direct commercial flight of Sichuan Airlines, marking the beginning of a new chapter in connectivity between Pokhara and Chengdu.
Sichuan Airline has expressed its willingness to operate at least ten chartered flights-one flight per week in the Pokhara-Chengdu route before transiting into regular commercial flights. The delegation was welcomed at Tianfu international airport- Chengdu by the Sichuan Provincial Government representatives, according to Foreign Ministry sources.
“On commemorating the 70th anniversary of Nepal China bilateral relations, the visiting delegation will endeavour to publicize the Pokhara-Chengdu direct flights, calling to make the success of Pokhara Visit Year -as a part of broader initiatives taken by both Governments to mark Visit Nepal year-2025 in China,” reads a press release issued by Consulate General of Nepal, Chengdu.
Similarly, a tourism promotion event entitled ‘Nepal Sales Mission -2025’ was also jointly organized by the Nepal Tourism Board Gandaki Province, Consulate General of Nepal in Chengdu and Pokhara Tourism Council in Chengdu on March 19, 2025. More than 250 enthusiastic participants from different facets of tourism industry of Nepal and China attended the programme.
