Regular paragliding flights will start in Surkhet Valley from today. Welcome Paragliding
Company is preparing to fly to Birendranagar Municipality-14 Bayalkanda and Ward No. 1 Deuti Than.
Director of the company Padma Bahadur Shahi said that the company has already obtained
operating permission from the Civil Aviation Authority. The authority has given one-year flight permission to Welcome Paragliding Company, the royal chief operator. Operator Shahi said that world-renowned paragliding pilot Sanubabu Sunuwar would fly the flight, adding that a fee of Rs 3,500 per person has been fixed.
There are various offers for group flight attendants. A group of five will get Rs 3,200, a group of 10 will get Rs 2,800 and those with more than 10 will get Rs 2,500 for a paragliding flight. Apart from the flight fee, those who want to take photos and videos will have to pay an additional Rs 1,000. In paragliding you can fly for 20 minutes at a time.
Although a test flight was conducted in Surkhet in 2070 BS, regular paragliding operation was not possible. Now, the operating company has stated that it will provide regular services. Welcome Paragliding Company in partnership with Babu Adventure of Pokhara has brought 12 pilots to Surkhet for the flight.
According to Shahi, the service has been launched with the objective of promoting adventure tourism in Karnali. “We have tried paragliding in Surkhet before. We could not operate regularly due to lack of skilled manpower. The geography and climate of Surkhet is ideal for paragliding. Emergency landing has also been arranged in case of any problem in wind speed.” he said.
By Muna Chand
