Kathmandu, Jan 20 : Flights have been generally affected due to the adverse weather, said Teknath Sitaula, the Spokesperson for Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). He said domestic and international flights both have been hampered due to low visibility owing to bad weather.
The TIA said the takeoff and
landing of flights has started to become easier as the weather is becoming
gradually clear now. A Nepal Airlines plane could not land this morning today
due to low visibility and it had to be diverted to Kolkata of India, TIA Office
said.
Similarly, a Shree Airlines
airplane which flew from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu towards the domestic sector
landed at Bhadrapur airport due to low visibility in Kathmandu. Likewise, a
Vistara Air plane from Mumbai, India had to 'hold' for long time before
landing.
The flights are taking place
normally as the atmospheric condition has improved now.
The Westerly low-pressure system
has its influence in the country at present, Meteorological Forecasting
Division, Department of Hydrology and Meteorology stated.
The weather is partly to generally
fair in the Sudurpaschim Province, Karnali Province and the hilly region of
Gandaki Province with chances of light rain at one or two places of
Sudurpaschim Province and Karnali Province. (RSS)