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Nepal had suspended these services in late March in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The government's decision came ahead of major festivals in Nepal, Dashain and Tihar, when people tend to travel to faraway places.
"Monday’s cabinet meeting decided to resume both domestic flights and long-haul ground public transportation services to help normalise the people's lives," Yogesh Bhattarai, minister for culture, tourism and civil aviation, told Xinhua on Tuesday.
Even though COVID-19 cases in Nepal are resurging in recent weeks, Bhattarai said that these services would be resumed by ensuring that the health protocols are strictly followed.
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He said that his ministry has already prepared the necessary health protocol to be followed by airlines while conducting domestic flights.
As of Monday, Nepal reported 55,329 COVID-cases and total deaths of 360.
Officially, the Nepali government in early July had decided to allow short-distance public transport to resume services. But local administrations in many districts have halted entire transportation services, citing the resurgence in COVID-19 cases in the recent weeks.
The Himalayan country has already allowed scheduled international flights starting from early September, allowing foreign diplomats, representatives of international organisations and the Nepalis who had received prior approval from the Nepali government to enter the country, to come to Nepal.
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