Bad weather affects air travel

Poush 21, 2081

Kantipur Reporter

Bad weather affects air travel

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Air flights in the country have been affected due to adverse weather conditions. Due to bad weather conditions, domestic flights were affected due to low visibility.

Although Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flights are being conducted at Tribhuvan International Airport, most of the airports outside Kathmandu have not been able to fly in the morning.

 According to airport spokesperson Rinji Sherpa, flights have not been able to fly to airports outside of Kathmandu except Bhadrapur, Bharatpur, Pokhara and Surkhet. Both domestic and international flights are being operated regularly at Kathmandu Airport.

It has been reported that some airports that have direct flights from Kathmandu to the interior have not been able to fly. Spokesperson of Buddha Air, Dipendra Kumar Karna, currently flights to Bhadrapur, Bharatpur, Pokhara and Surkhet are open, but flights to other airports are not possible due to low visibility. He said that the airport opens late due to the dense fog in the Terai region.

According to the Weather Forecasting Division of the Department of Water and Meteorology, there is partial to normal change in most parts of the country due to the partial effect of the western low pressure system. According to Binu Maharjan, meteorologist of

department  At present, it is generally cloudy in Karnali, Lumbini, Gandaki, Bagmati and the eastern parts of Madhes province, and there is partial cloudiness in Koshi and Sudurpaschim provinces.

'Comparatively, Monday will be more cloudy than today and there is a possibility of rain,' said meteorologist Maharjan, 'There is a possibility of light rain in the hilly areas of Bagmati, Gandaki, Karnali and Sudurpaschim provinces.' She said that the western low pressure system will have more effect on Monday and Tuesday, so there is a chance of rain and thunderstorms. 

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