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Air flights have stopped at Suketar Airport, where Taplejung's only air service is being operated.
Nepal Air Service Corporation, which resumed operations after a four-month shutdown in the last week of March, has not operated even once since May 30. According to Taplejung station in-charge of the corporation, Narayan Kumar Karki, four flights have been affected since June due to fog and low visibility.
Every Monday and Friday, the regular Kathmandu-Taplejung flight has been continuously cancelled, so the passengers are in trouble. In-charge Karki said, 'There is no condition for the ship to land due to unfavorable weather. Due to low visibility, the flight had to be stopped from the point of view of safety.'
On Friday, three passengers took tickets on the Taplejung-Kathmandu and Kathmandu-Taplejung flights. But the flight was canceled as the weather did not improve. Due to lack of regular flights, the number of passengers traveling to the district is decreasing. Passengers are forced to travel long distances in vehicles as they do not believe that they can reach their destination even with a ticket.
Passengers have been demanding alternative and reliable transport after the problem of frequent flight disruptions during the rainy season. Since air service is like a lifeline in the remote geography of Taplejung, a long-term strategy is needed to solve such problems.
