Through Air India, flydubai customers will gain access to key Indian destinations, including Bengaluru, Chennai, Chandigarh, Goa, Jaipur, Pune and Varanasi. Meanwhile, Uzbekistan Airways will connect passengers via Tashkent to Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk and Moscow and major European gateways.

The daily route will operate from Terminal 3 at Dubai International (DXB) as part of a codeshare with Emirates. Since entering the market 17 years ago, airline’s seat capacity to Nepal has increased more than 12 times since its inception, with operations scaling up to five daily flights to Kathmandu.

The A321neo is part of the A320neo Family, incorporating the latest technologies including new generation engines, Sharklets and cabin efficiency enablers, which together deliver more than 20% fuel savings and CO₂ reduction compared to previous generation single-aisle aircraft.