Varanasi, Jun 29 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today flagged off a direct flight between Varanasi and Kathmandu.

The first flight took off from the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport at Babatpur at 6.20 pm today.

The flight will fly twice a week on Monday and Friday.

Yogi said this will have a positive impact on the tourism industry.

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