Adverse weather disrupts flights from TIA
KATHMANDU: The country’s air travel is disrupted by adverse weather, with both domestic and international flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) affected by poor conditions and deteriorating en route weather.
TIA spokesperson Rinji Sherpa stated that, due to adverse weather conditions today, some domestic flights were diverted and operations at Bharatpur and Tumlingtar airports were suspended. Pokhara Airport is closed to arrivals, while only departures are operating. He stated that a Shree Airlines aircraft that took off from Biratnagar for Kathmandu was diverted back to Biratnagar, and another Shree Airlines aircraft that flew from Bhairahawa to Kathmandu was diverted back to Bhairahawa.
On the international front, Sherpa added, a Nepal Airlines aircraft was diverted to New Delhi, and an IndiGo flight was also diverted to New Delhi. An Air India flight was diverted to Lucknow. He stated that visibility at TIA is currently 2,500 metres and that poor en‑route weather is causing problems for domestic services.
Meanwhile, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology’s Meteorological Forecasting Division said the Montha cyclone, which developed in the Bay of Bengal, entered India’s Andhra Pradesh on the night of 28 October. Since then, the system has gradually weakened and moved north and north‑west, approaching Nepal’s central region as a low‑pressure area and is now moving eastwards.
The division stated that the weather in Nepal’s Bagmati, Madhesh and Koshi provinces will be affected from today until November 1. Under the influence of this system, there is a possibility of moderate rainfall in most parts of Madhesh and Koshi provinces and in a few places in Bagmati Province, and heavy rainfall is possible in one or two places in those provinces. The division has requested everyone to take necessary precautions.
(With inputs from RSS)
