Kathmandu, Sept 27: Flights at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) remained disrupted today owing to an adverse weather. According to TIA office, flights towards both domestic and international services were affected.
TIA Spokesperson Rinji Sherpa said toward domestic services, flights are operational for Janakpur, Bhairahawa, Nepalgunj and Dhangadhi. Today, flights towards Bhadrapur, Simara, Bharatpur, Pokhara and Surket airports were canceled.
Flights on Kathmandu-Biratnagar route has been regular since 3:00 pm today.
Towards international flights, two aircrafts were put on hold for around an hour. They are Indigo Airlines en route to Kathmandu from New Delhi, India and Thai Air Hold from Bangkok of Thailand. It led to some international flights to get delayed. However, the flights are now regular.
Low visibility due to the continuous rainfall affected the flights. Only flights supported by IFR ( Instrument Rules) are operational.
Similarly, no mountain flights were made from TIA today.
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said presently the country is under the influence of monsoon winds along the the impact of a low pressure system positioned in and around the Maharashtra of India.
