Buddha Air Kathmandu to Pokhara in 25 Minutes

Review of our Buddha Air Flight U4609 from Kathmandu to Pokhara on ATR 72-500 aircraft. With a flight time of approximately 25 minutes, this is the shortest flight I have ever taken to date.
Due to the big possibility that our inbound flight (KUL-KTM) will be delayed, we did not pre-book our Kathmandu-Pokhara flight. We took the chance of purchasing the earliest available flight upon our arrival at Tribhuvan Airport domestic terminal.
At first the ticketing staff said that all flights to Pokhara are fully booked. I left the ticketing counter, frustrated with the news. Our only choice would be to take the overnight bus from Kathmandu, but I thought it would be tiring as we would be trekking to Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) the following day.
On my second attempt, I returned to the ticketing counter and thankfully the staff said that there are two seats available departing at 11:30 AM.