Kathmadnu, March 31 -- A special charter flight is scheduled to repatriate Nepali passengers stranded in Kuwait on Wednesday. The 334-seat aircraft of the Kuwait Airlines will land for the first time at the Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa at 4:45 pm.

This is part of Nepal's efforts to evacuate stranded Nepalis. Earlier, 33 Nepalis stuck in Kuwait while transiting to Nepal and other countries were evacuated and sent to their respective countries after Kuwait's airspace was closed.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) granted permission for the flight on Monday. According to the authority, the airline will deploy a Boeing 777-300 aircraft for the operation. The charter flight is being arranged in coordination wit...