Kathmandu, Apr. 1:The number of passengers, cargo transportation and income of the Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation has   increased as compared to the sixth month period of the last fiscal year.

The number of passengers has increased by 15,000   this year as against last year’s 201,000 and reached 216,000.

In the domestic sector, 102,000 passengers have   taken the service or RNAC which is a decline of 13,000 passengers due to the lack of aircrafts.

RNAC had transported 1,623 tonnes of cargo within six months of last year which increased to 2,399 tonnes of cargo this year.

The corporation made a gross income of Rs 2,808 million with expenditures totalling Rs 2802.3  million and made a net profit of Rs 5,700,000 within six months of this current fiscal year.