Low visibility causing domestic, international flight disruption at TIA

Kathmandu: An airplane belonging to Air Arabia has overshot the course of landing at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu, this afternoon.

The aircraft, which was about to land at TIA, suddenly overshot over Narephant due to missed approach following ‘wind shear’, shared TIA Spokesperson, Rinji Sherpa.

Similarly, a Kathmandu-bound aircraft of Air India from New Delhi was put on hold in the air at Simara due to adverse weather and it landed at TIA a while ago.

Likewise, a flight of Thai Airways was also on hold during the flight for some time. On Wednesday, an aircraft of Nepal Airlines coming from Narita of Japan, an aircraft of Qatar Airways, an Air India flight from New Delhi, a plane of Batik Air from Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia and a Fly Dubai had to hold in the sky due to low visibility.

Not only international flights, Buddha Air flight from Dhangadhi and Yeti Airlines aircraft from Pokhara were held in the sky. Flights have been disrupted in the country for the past one week due to low visibility following adverse weather conditions, according to TIA.

Spokesperson Sherpa added that mostly international flights are being disrupted due to adverse weather as pre-monsoon related activities are becoming active and the weather system that brings rainfall is developing in Nepal.

Light to moderate rainfall occurred at various places of the country including Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday night.

Mainly, rainfall had taken place at different parts of Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki Provinces. According to Meteorological Forecasting Division, weather in hilly parts of these provinces would remain partly cloudy today and light to moderate rainfall with lightning and thunder has been forecast this afternoon.

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