Kathmandu, March 26 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel on Wednesday said that the Gautam Buddha International Airport will soon operate at full capacity.

Delivering a keynote speech at the Lumbiniko Samarthya event, organised by the Kantipur Media Group in Bhairahawa, Finance Minister Paudel spoke about the important decisions made to ensure the airport becomes fully operational in the near future.

"Initially, there was controversy over why the Gautam Buddha International Airport was needed. Even during its construction, there were doubts about whether it would be completed. But we completed it, and now it is a fully functional international airport," Paudel said. "Now, once again, there are doubts about ...