Tribhuvan International Airport: All flights were suddenly stopped at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, one of Nepal’s busiest airports, on Saturday evening. According to the airport management, this decision was taken due to a technical fault in the airfield lighting system of the runway.
Airport spokesperson Renji Sherpa said that after a problem with the lighting system, the runway was plunged into complete darkness, making safe landing and takeoff of the aircraft impossible. He said that the technical team was immediately activated and the repair work is going on. All flights have been halted until the lighting system is fully repaired.
Hundreds of passengers traveling to and from Nepal face problems
According to the information, this problem was detected at 5:30 pm local time. After this, at least five flights were put on hold while other domestic and international flights were temporarily delayed.
Due to this blockage, hundreds of passengers traveling to and from Nepal had to face problems. Many passengers were stranded for hours in the airport lounge and runway area. Airline companies have appealed to passengers to be patient and said that efforts are being made to restore flights as soon as possible.
Delhi airport technical problem
The incident reminded passengers of the recent incident at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), where over 800 flights were delayed due to a technical glitch in the air traffic control system on Friday. Now this is the second major incident in two days when flights have been affected due to technical glitch at a major international airport in South Asia.
flights resumed
Flight movement was completely back on track at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Saturday. Because of this thousands of passengers had to face immense inconvenience. Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said that flight operations gradually became normal from Saturday morning.
The country’s busiest airport operates more than 1,500 flights every day. The flight planning process came to a halt around 5:45 am on Friday due to a technical glitch in the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS).
