There are only a handful of airlines operating scheduled flights to Kathmandu (KTM elevation 4390 feet/ 1338 meters), situated in a valley amidst towering mountains on the flanks and the formidable Himalayas blocking escape beyond. I had the opportunity to fly as a captain for our airline to Tribhuvan International Airport five times at…

 Data June 25, 1977 Sector Orly to John F. Kennedy Aircraft B747-282B Registration AP-AYW Call sign: Pakistan Seven Zero Three. LFPO or ORY is Paris Orly Airport KJFK or JFK is New York’s  John F. Kennedy Airport  Z = GMT/ UTC This is my second flight with Capt Anwar Khan after completing a DXB-FRA-ORY-FRA-DXB* pattern…