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AIRLINES & ROUTING
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ADVANTAGE
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DISADVANTAGE
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Air India
JFK/ORD-DEL-KTM
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· Excellent prices available in many seasons
· Baggage check-in to and connection available for Kathmandu
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· Airline reputation is affected by country’s airline (specially Delhi)
· May have a long layover at Delhi
· Daily 2 flight for Kathmandu from Delhi
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Cathay Pacific
SFO/LAX/NYC-HKG-KTM
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· One stop flight from LAX, SFO, & JFK
· Excellent airline reputation
· Easier to change dates
· Online flight available from KTM with Dragon
· Worldwide service quality
· Many people choose this airline when flying from Kathmandu
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· Long layover at HKG from LAX/SFO
· Fares very expensive in the month of December
· Smaller craft to Kathmandu
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Etihad
Airways
JFK-AUH-KTM
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· New fleet and excellent service quality
· One stop flight to Kathmandu from JFK and Chicago
· Excellent fares from JFK during sales
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· Only 4 flights a week to KTM
· Prices are normally high
· New schedule makes long transit time at Abu Dhabi
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Gulf Airways
US-LHR/FRA/PAR-BAH-KTM
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· Usually the cheapest fare available
· Airport hotel available at Bahrain free during long layover
· Good over coverage to US
· Short route from east US with 2 stops
· Online flight available from KTM
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· Questionable service quality between KTM-BAH
· Long layover at BAH , LON, or PAR in some flights
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Jet Airways
JFK/EWR-BRU-DEL-KTM
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· Excellent coverage in the US
· Through connection available US to all the way to Kathmandu
· Hindi speaking staff and meal similarities with Nepal – good for parents flying alone
· Sale fares in some months make this an excellent choice
· Online flight available from KTM
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· Overnight stay at Delhi
· Date change charges are very expensive
· Hard to get seats in the peak months, and very expensive
· Reputation of Delhi gets tied to the airline
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