According to the airport, the runway was closed from 5:18 pm. However, as the weather improved, the 5:35 Fly Dubai flight to Dubai took off.
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Tribhuvan International Airport was closed on Wednesday evening due to extremely low visibility. According to the airport, the runway was closed from 5:18 pm. As the weather improved, the 5:35 Fly Dubai flight took off for Dubai.
Visibility had dropped to about 1,000 meters, while at least 1,600 meters are required for a safe landing.
According to an airport official, take-off and landing were completely halted due to the bad weather. 'Many flights have been canceled, there is a huge crowd of passengers and there is a queue of people seeking ticket refunds,' he said.
Meanwhile, a wide-body aircraft of Nepal Airlines Corporation from Narita, Japan, had to overshoot during landing. Domestic flights have also been affected due to the bad weather.
A Dash-800 aircraft of Shree Airlines coming from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu has been placed on hold at an altitude of about 9,500 feet above Benighat in Dhading. Similarly, a Buddha Air ATR aircraft coming from Nepalgunj had entered India via Kapilvastu using an alternative route and entered Kathmandu from Simara. However, as landing was not possible, the aircraft is on hold at an altitude of about 11,500 feet in the sky of Dumja area.
