According to the Tribhuvan International Airport office, due to bad weather, flights have been suspended at Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Janakpur, Bhadrapur, Pokhara and Tumlingtar airports.
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Due to incessant rain, air services have also been disrupted at various airports in the country since Saturday morning. Due to the closure of at least 6 airports including Kathmandu for domestic flights, the flights scheduled for those places have been affected.
According to the Tribhuvan International Airport office, flights have been suspended at Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Janakpur, Bhadrapur, Pokhara and Tumlingtar airports due to bad weather.
These airports have been closed since morning. Surkhet Airport has recently become operational. But after the closure of Kathmandu airport for domestic flights, the flights of all airports across the country have been affected. At Lukla airport, only one flight of Sita Air was completed in the morning, while all other flights were stopped due to weather.
Mountain flights scheduled for Saturday have also been completely cancelled. Out of this, two flights each of Yeti Airlines and Buddha Air and five flights of Shree Airlines have been affected. The number of flights listed for Saturday to various destinations across the country is 146.
in which there are 73 flights of Buddha Air, 32 of Yeti Airlines, 23 of Shree Airlines, 7 of Sita Air, 4 of Summit Air, 3 of Tara Air and 3 of Nepal Airlines Corporation. Similarly, Sita Air is scheduled to operate 5 flights, Tara Air 6 and Summit Air 4 in the Ramechhap-Lukla sector.
However, Kathmandu airport was supposed to be operational from 6 am, but due to bad weather, the first flight was only possible at 7:15 am. Due to low visibility, the Air India flight from Delhi could not land and was 'over shot'.
The Nepal Civil Aviation Authority has requested passengers to reach the airport only after contacting their airlines and getting information about the flight conditions. According to the Terminal Duty Office (TDO) at the airport, the visibility of Kathmandu is 3,000 meters.
According to Hansraj Pandey, General Manager of Kathmandu Airport, all domestic flights have been suspended until 10 am due to adverse weather conditions.
