Posted by: squad December 7, 2007
Does my vatij need a hongkong transit visa
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Don't need from December 2007, agreement was made on Sept 2007.
So from now, not only through Dragon air, HK transit visa is not required for other airways also while coming to US and several other countries.

http://www.taan.org.np/news_details1.php?nid=588&PHPSESSID=0d757cee358052f0afbbe12d9187f5b5

http://www.aboundasian.com/news.htm
Dragon Air to start services to Kathmandu from December 2

Hong Kong based Dragonair announced that it is relaunching scheduled services to Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on December 2 in a press conference held in Kathmandu on September 13 2007. Flights will operate four times a week using an Airbus A320 aircraft which carries 158 passengers.

Addressing the media and travel agents in Kathmandu, Tom Wright, General Manager, India, Middle East and Africa, Cathay Pacific said they have made special arrangement for Nepalese passengers travelling to Japan, Australia, South Korea, New Zealand, England, USA, Canada and Schengen countries not to need transit visa at Hong Kong airport. He further said that with good connection throughout the world, it would connect Nepal to the bigger outside world.

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