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More flights on Ktm - Lhasa route.

Check this out? Air China's monopoly has finally been broken. I have no idea if pricing will really come down or not. We'll just have to wait and see. Also no word on when the route will open. But rumours say very soon.Yeti Airlines Awarded... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Sun, Nov 25 2007

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24 Feb 07		Competition on Kathmandu to Lhasa air route? » Lonely Planet http://www.earthtimes .org/articles/show/32742.htmlThe article says that Yeti airlines has been given permission to fly to Lhasa. Anyone has any details about this? and above all...any ideas when/if the service would start?
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