Kathmandu, Feb. 25 -- Domestic air travel, which faced severe setbacks due to the economic slowdown, high taxes, and crashes in 2023, experienced a revival in 2024, achieving a 7.72 percent year-on-year growth.

The surge in passenger numbers during the festive season was further amplified when heavy rainfall in late September shut down all highways connecting the Kathmandu Valley.

Nepal's domestic airlines-eight fixed-wing operators and 11 helicopter companies-carried a record 4.47 million passengers last year. This marked the highest passenger traffic ever recorded.

The number of domestic air travellers has soared more than fourfold since 2000, when only 853,000 passengers took to the skies, as air travel was once deemed a luxury.

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