Humla Chief District Officer Tek Kumar Regmi said that the distribution of air tickets has been organized keeping in mind the increasing number of passengers.
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Air tickets from Simkot, the Humla district headquarters, to Nepalgunj have been distributed. Two tickets have been distributed to patients, three tickets to government employees, three seats have been distributed online, and 1 ticket each has been distributed to residents of Simkot Rural Municipality-6 and 7.
Currently, Summit Airlines, Sita Airlines, Nepal Airlines and Tara Airlines are operating 5 flights a week from Nepalgunj to Simkot Airport, 2 flights a week each. Small twin-engine aircraft are operating to Simkot. Airport Chief Mahendra Singh said that 18 passengers including the crew are on board. According to him, an all-party meeting held at the District Administration Office a week ago distributed the tickets after passengers had problems getting tickets.
Two weeks ago, due to the high number of passengers, passengers were boarded on planes by drawing lots, and the offices of three private airlines were locked down by the youth, alleging that the distribution of air tickets was haphazard.
During the Mansarovar-Kailash pilgrimage, there were 5 to 1 flight daily at Simkot Airport. At that time, 2/2 aircraft of Tara, Sita and Summit Airlines were kept to fly to Humla. But after the planes went to eastern districts because the season was over, local businessman Vijay Lama said that it was difficult to travel by plane in Humla. According to him, even though Simkot was connected to the road network a year ago, there is no alternative to air travel because the road is unpaved and it takes up to 18 hours to travel from Simkot to Surkhet. ‘Passengers do not want to travel by car because the road is unpaved and the distance is long,’ he said, ‘that is why there is a rush for planes.’ The distance from Surkhet to Simkot is 294 kilometers.
Local leader Govinda Rokaya said that most passengers choose air travel because the road route is not reliable. According to him, most of the residents of Namkha Rural Municipality, which experiences heavy snowfall, have come to Simkot to visit the Terai. Due to heavy snowfall in the village, they visit the Terai for 5 months every year in winter. “There is a crowd of people going out around the airport due to those who are coming down to escape the cold and those going out for urgent work,” he said. “Now it has become difficult for those who do not have access to get tickets.”
Humla Chief District Officer Tek Kumar Regmi said that the distribution of air tickets has been organized keeping in mind the increasing pressure of passengers. “This decision will be applicable to all scheduled flights, the remaining seats will be distributed by the airlines on the basis of convenience and priority,” he said. “Now air travel from Simkot will be more organized and effective.”
