KATHMANDU, June 28: Nepal Airlines welcomed its first wide body jet aircraft, the Airbus A330-200 at Tribhuvan International Airport at 8: 15 AM today.
The aircraft consists features a two-class cabin configuration and seats a total of 274 passengers—18 in business class and 256 in economy class.
NAC’s first wide-body jet lands in Kathmandu
NAC has named the aircraft after Annapurna, the world’s 10th highest peak in the world. The state’s flag carrier paid US$4,800,000 for the aircraft. Annapurna will commence commercial operations within a month.
NAC ordered two 274-seater jets through Portuguese leasing company Hi Fly. The second jet is expected to arrive by July-end.
“After 10 years, the A330 jets will finally arrive,” NAC Managing Director Sugat Ratna Kansakar posted on his Facebook page.
