Flights affected due to adverse weather

October30, Kathmandu: Flights have been affected across the country today due to the adverse weather. Both domestic and international flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have been affected due to the adverse ‘in-route weather’.

TIA Spokesperson Rinjee Sherpa said that due to the bad weather some domestic flights have been diverted today and flights to Bharatpur and Tumlingtar airports have been suspended. Arrival flights to Pokhara Airport are suspended while only departure flights are operating.

Sherpa stated that the Shree Airlines flight from Biratnagar to Kathmandu was diverted to Biratnagar, and the same airline’s flight from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu was diverted to Bhairahawa.

According to spokesperson Sherpa, towards international sector, a Nepal Airlines plane was diverted to New Delhi, India. Similarly, an Indigo Air plane was diverted to New Delhi and an Air India plane to Lucknow.

She stated that the visibility at Tribhuvan International Airport is currently 2,500 metres. The airport office reported that bad ‘en route’ weather has caused problems for domestic flights.