Nepal Airlines (IATA RA) is a carrier from Nepal, not aligned to a global airline alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Nepal Airlines serves 2 routes reaching 1 destination, with home hubs at Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA), Kathmandu (KTM). Its checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg. Local brand strength rates 5/10.
Routes Nepal Airlines flies from Thailand & the region — 2 corridors
Nepal Airlines (RA) appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue, reaching 1 destination in 1 country and roughly 23 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–KTM at 21 a week. The bases we record for it are Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA) and Kathmandu (KTM).
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Market low (mid-2026) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Kathmandu (KTM) | 21× | 3.5 | |
| Chiang Mai (CNX) → Kathmandu (KTM) | 2× | 3.4 |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Nepal Airlines-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
A network across many countries means many rulebooks. Nepal Airlines’s corridors in our catalogue touch 1 country: Nepal. Each has its own regulator, so passenger rights attach not only to the airline but to the country the flight departs from. Two flights on the same airline can carry completely different entitlements.
Corridors with no competitor in our catalogue. On 1 route (CNX–KTM) Nepal Airlines is the only carrier we record. There is no rival fare holding the ceiling down and no alternative inventory to move to when something breaks. That changes how you plan far more than how you hunt discounts: build in slack and read the change conditions before buying.
Airline at a glance
Nepal Airlines is registered in Nepal and belongs to no global alliance. We record a 30 kg baseline checked allowance. On 1 of them it is the only carrier we record.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | RA |
| Home country | Nepal |
| Alliance | non-aligned |
| Home hubs | Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA), Kathmandu (KTM) |
| Baggage baseline | 30 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
Nepal Airlines’s checked-baggage baseline is 30 kg.
The 10% infant fare does not include a seat. It applies to a lap infant travelling without its own seat. Want a separate seat or a car seat and the ticket becomes a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare, with an adult-style allowance. On long sectors the number of positions where a bassinet can be fitted is limited and they go early — request one as far ahead as possible if you need it.
Nepal Airlines network & booking
Nepal Airlines’s network in our catalogue covers 2 corridors, based at Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA) and Kathmandu (KTM). The bases we record for it are Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA) and Kathmandu (KTM).
In this catalogue Nepal Airlines’s network reaches 1 destination across 1 country — Nepal. Most corridors serve Buddhist pilgrims travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare the weekly cached fares and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare. Each route page shows a dated fare observation from our weekly fare cache — prices move with season, so check live fares before booking.
Routing through a hub adds reach and a failure point at once. Connecting at Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA) and Kathmandu (KTM) widens the destinations available but inserts one more place the plan can break. The upside is that a hub is where the airline keeps aircraft, crew and operations staff, so recovery is faster than at an outstation it touches once a day. If you must connect, connecting at the carrier’s own base is usually the safer choice.
Passenger rights & compensation
Nepal Airlines appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Nepal Airlines is registered in Nepal and answers primarily to Nepal CAAN. The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Nepal Airlines passenger protection is governed by Nepal CAAN — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
How Nepal Airlines fits travellers
Nepal Airlines appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Nepal Airlines’s corridors in our catalogue serve mainly these traveller types: Buddhist pilgrims (2). Those corridors carry about 23 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
Nepal Airlines’s catalogued routes matter most to the Buddhist pilgrims segment(s). Its Bhairahawa (Lumbini) (BWA), Kathmandu (KTM) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
Sources
Nepal Airlines in our fare record
Across 14 weekly fare captures on corridors Nepal Airlines serves, the code RA appears as the carrier holding the low 0 times — 0%. Those corridors reach 1 destination in 1 country.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 0% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
FAQ
How many routes does Nepal Airlines fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Nepal Airlines (RA) serves 2 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Nepal Airlines’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 30 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Nepal Airlines in?
Nepal Airlines is non-aligned.
Which regulator oversees Nepal Airlines?
Nepal CAAN, by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Nepal Airlines infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Nepal Airlines’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.