TIA lounge cramped as all domestic flights delayed

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: The terminal lounge of Tribhuvan International Airport TIA) has been extremely cramped on Thursday afternoon. The passengers were forced to stay due to lack of seats. The lounge was cramped with passengers after all the flights from the TIA were delayed suddenly.

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Adverse weather affects domestic flights at TIA

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The adverse weather conditions at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have significantly impacted domestic flights.

Adverse weather affects domestic flights at TIA

KATHMANDU, Sept 27: The adverse weather conditions at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have significantly impacted domestic flights.

Adverse weather affects flights at TIA

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: Adverse weather conditions have affected domestic flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday.

Adverse weather affects flights at TIA

KATHMANDU, Sept 26: Adverse weather conditions have affected domestic flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Thursday.

Airline companies agree to operate the domestic flights regularly

KATHMANDU, June 22: The airlines companies have agreed to operate the domestic flights in a regular manner.  Earlier, the umbrella organization of private airline companies in Nepal, the Airlines Operators Association of Nepal (AOAN) has announced to halt the domestic air service from today in protest against the government's decision requiring them to operate from their base station. The airlines companies agreed to operate the domestic flights on a regular basis following talks with the government last night.  The Tribhuvan International Airport Office stated that the domestic airlines have started their flights since the early morning today.  TIA Office spokesperson Tek Nath Sitaula said that the domestic airlines have been operating regular flights since this morning.  Further talks are being held today between the AOAN and the related government bodies regarding the demands put forth by the former.  The talks last night were held at the initiation of the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers. High officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) director general Pradip Adhikari and AOAN president Capt Rameshwor Thapa among other airline operators participated in the talks.

Low visibility affects domestic flights at TIA

Following the bad weather domestic flights have been affected at Tribhuwan International Airport. According to the airport, due to insufficient visibility, planes connected to the Visual Flight Rules (VFR) system have not been able to fly since this morning. To fly from the VFR system at least 5,000 meters of visibility is needed.

TIA: Passengers for domestic flights must show full ticket

Passengers boarding domestic flights at Tribhuvan International Airport now have to show a ticket with full details to enter the departure lounge.

TIA makes printed tickets mandatory for domestic air passengers - Khabarhub

KATHMANDU: Passengers boarding domestic flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) are required to carry a printed ticket from Tuesday onwards.

Bad weather affects domestic flights

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Domestic flights have been affected due to bad wing to bad weather witnessed since Thursday morning.  A total of eight airports --- three in terai and five others in the Himalayan region --- have remained shut owing to poor visibility due to the foggy sky as well as snowfall.  According to the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) administration, airports in Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Bhairahawa have suspended their services. They are yet to resume their services as of Thursday noon.  TIA spokesperson, Tek Nath Sitaula told Ratopati that Simara Airport in Bara resumed its services following improvement in the weather.  Similarly, flights to and from the airports in Lukla, Faplu, Simikot, Dolpa and Rara have also been hit hard by the worsening weather conditions.  With visibility below 1000 meters, the flights from and to the airports are not taking place, according to TIA officials. A regular flight required visibility of 1600 to 2000 meters.  Spokesperson Sitaula added that visibility in Kathmandu, Janakpur, Nepalgunj Chandragadhi, Surkhet, Pokhara and Tumlingtar is normal.  He shared that as many as two dozen domestic flights have so far been affected due to poor weather conditions.  International flights, however, have remained unaffected according to Sitaula.

Domestic flights at TIA affected for past four days due to bad weather

Domestic flights at Tribhuvan International Airport have been affected for the past four days due to bad weather condition, said the airport office. However, international flights have been operating smoothly.  Some number of domestic flights to their destinations like from TIA to Pokhara, Janakpur and Simara has been affected as a result of low visibility due to dense smog, including in the the Kathmandu Valley, said General Manager at the airport Pratap Babu Tiwari. But, night flights have been operating.   As per the data shared by Tribhuvan International Airport, out of 112 domestic flights of different airlines scheduled on Wednesday, only 95 flights took place.Twelve flights were cancelled and five were merged. A total 9,824 people travelled by  these flights.  Similarly, out of 118 domestic flights scheduled for Tuesday, only 88 flights were made. Likewise, 30 flights were cancelled on Monday. A total of 122 flights were scheduled on the same day where only 91 took place.  Although the weather remained hazy for three days, the sky in Kathmandu is comparatively clear today. TIA general manager Tiwari said the visibility is also good in the absence of thick haze and the flights were operating regularly. According to him, flights are operating regularly from airports across the country, except from Pokhara. Flights could not be operated to and from Pokhara since the last three days and this has caused inconvenience to the passengers. Light rainfall forecast There is partial influence of local wind and the westerly wind in the country at present, in addition to the influence of the low atmospheric low pressure system that has developed south of Nepal, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, Meteorological Forecasting Division said. The weather is partly cloudy in the hilly region of the country today. There is haze in some places as well.  It is partly to generally cloudy in the hilly region and partly cloudy in the rest of the country. There are chances of light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning in few places of the hilly region in Province 1 and at one or two places of the hilly region of the rest of the provinces towards the afternoon.   Kathmandu Valley recorded minimum temperature of 13 degrees Celsius and maximum 28.8 degrees Celsius today, the Division said.