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Pokhara gets 400,000 foreign tourists a year. Its $216 million airport has had zero regular international flights since it opened in 2023. Here's why no airline will fly there and what that means for your trip.
Airlines worldwide are cutting flights and hiking fares as the Iran war pushes jet fuel prices to record highs. Nepal's domestic fares have jumped 50% the Kathmandu-Pokhara ticket now costs $124. Here is what changed, who is affected, and what to book before prices rise further.
Turkish Airlines TK726 caught fire landing in Kathmandu on May 11, 2026. All 277 passengers got out safely. But the real story is what a 5,313km flight from Istanbul does to a landing gear system before it ever touches the runway and why this same flight has now had two serious incidents at the same airport, eleven years apart.