As tourists from around the world are showing keen interest to visit Nepal, six more international airlines are planning to fly to Nepal, The Kathmandu Post daily reported on Friday.

"The airlines including GMG Bangladesh, Orient Thai, Korean Air, Air Arabia and Etihad airways of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Sri Lakan Airlines are set to hit Nepal market as new destination, " the English-language daily reported.

"The GMG Bangladesh Airlines has plans to operate three flights a week on a Dhaka-Kathmandu route starting from October 25," said Joy Dewan, managing director of Zenith Travels that is the general sales agent for the airlines in Nepal.

Orient Thai and Air Arabia, the budget airlines of Thailand and UAE respectively are also in a process to receive permission from the Ministry of Culture Tourism and Civil Aviation ( MoCTCA) of Nepal.

After receiving approval from the government, the Korean Air is planning to start direct chartered flights to Kathmandu from Incheon of South Korea from November 13 for three and a half months before starting regular scheduled flight, according to KP Situala, coordinator of non resident Nepalis in Korea.

Likewise, Etihad Airways and Sri Lankan are also going to start flight to Nepal soon.

(Xinhua News Agency September 15, 2006)