US EditionNepal: Flight Ops Suspended at Tribhuvan International Airport After Runway Light Technical Glitch
Flight operations were suspended due to a runway lighting fault, grounding at least five flights and affecting both domestic and international services, officials said.
- On Saturday, Tribhuvan International Airport suspended all arrivals and departures after a technical fault in the runway lighting system, affecting domestic and international flights, airport officials said.
- Airport officials said the fault was noticed at 5:30 pm local time, and technical teams at Tribhuvan International Airport were deployed immediately to fix the airfield lighting fault.
- Passengers faced delays and cancellations as services were paused, with at least five flights on hold and several aircraft grounded as a precaution at Tribhuvan International Airport.
- Airport authorities at Tribhuvan International Airport said the fault was fixed, restoring normal operations by Saturday morning, while the Airports Authority of India confirmed a similar snag at Delhi's IGI was resolved.
- Tribhuvan International Airport is Nepal's primary aviation hub connecting Kathmandu globally, with the disruption following a major AMSS fault at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport that handles over 1,500 flights daily.
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Nepal: Flight Operations Resume at Tribhuvan International Airport
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Flights continued to operate from 10 PM (Local Time) on Saturday evening, according to airport officials, after flight operations at Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport were halted following a problem in the airfield lighting system. World News | Nepal: Flight Operations Resume at Tribhuvan International Airport.
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The Economic TimesKathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport halts all flights after runway tech glitch
All flight operations at Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu were suspended on Saturday due to a technical malfunction in the runway's lighting system. The issue, detected at 5:30 PM local time, caused at least five flights to be put on hold, delaying all domestic and international arrivals and departures.
Flight Operation in Nepal's Tribhuvan International Airport Halted Following Problem in Airfield Lighting System
Flight operations at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport were suspended after a short circuit disrupted the runway’s airfield lighting system on Saturday evening.
Nepal: Flight ops suspended due to electric problem at Kathmandu airport
Kathmandu: Flight operations were suspended at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport after problems occurred in the runway’s lighting system on Saturday. Take offs and landings for both domestic and international flights were affected due to the electrical problem, according to Riji Sherpa, spokesperson of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). Two domestic and three international flights were diverted due to the problem. Qatar Airways…
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