He informed that there are 167 domestic one-way flight schedules for today. Although 141 flights were scheduled on Wednesday, only 135 flights took place due to bad weather.
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With the beginning of Badadasain, the pressure on air flights in the country has increased. Tribhuvan International Airport has informed that there is pressure on both domestic and international flights. According to airport spokesperson Rinji Sherpa, there has been pressure on domestic flights since the day of the reduction.
Spokesperson Sherpa informed that there are 167 domestic one-way flights scheduled for today. Although 141 flights were scheduled on Wednesday, only 135 flights took place due to bad weather. He mentioned that the weather has been favorable since this morning and the flights are flying rapidly.
According to Rupesh Joshi, the market director of Buddha Air, a private sector air service provider company, due to the weather on Wednesday, some flights were postponed, so the pressure on the flights scheduled for today has increased. According to him, all flights to Pokhara and Bhairahawa were canceled after 3 pm on Wednesday. The company has scheduled 170 flights in both directions today, while 150 flights were scheduled on Wednesday.
Director Joshi informed that two similar flights have been added to Bhairahawa and Bharatpur in view of the passenger pressure during Dasain. Anil Manandhar, institutional manager of Shree Airlines, said that the pressure on air flights has increased since the last two days. According to him, due to the blocking of road traffic, the pressure on air flights has increased. This pressure will remain till Sunday.
According to Manandhar, the air fare is a bit expensive because there are more passengers leaving Kathmandu and fewer returning passengers. Shree Airlines is currently operating around 50 two-way flights daily. He said that if there are regular flights from Wednesday to Friday, it will be easier to manage domestic flights. At present, more than 340 domestic flights are taking place daily.
International traffic is also high and there are more than 110 two-way flights daily. Now the number of air passengers coming to Nepal from abroad is increasing.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAN) has said that it will facilitate airline companies for route-flight permits to provide easy air transport to passengers during festivals such as Dasain, Tihar and Chhath.
According to Gyanendra Bhool, information officer of CAN, the authority mentioned that the necessary facilitation will be done for the facilitation of air flights. He said that air fares are expensive due to the increase in the price of air fuel and emphasized that policy management should be done by giving concessions on fuel etc. to control air fares from the state.
After a landslide occurred at Tuinkhola on the Mugling-Narayangadh road, the main exit point from Kathmandu, the pressure on air flights increased due to the road blockage. Due to frequent landslides for the past three-four days, the road has been removed and the road is being operated. In the evening of October 7, a large landslide occurred in that area and traffic was blocked.
Currently, the airport is operating from 6 am to 1 am. On the domestic side, 21 airlines including 12 helicopter companies are providing services. 30 airlines, including three Nepali ones, are flying internationally.
