Sudden weather change has affected flights in the country since this afternoon. Spokesperson at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Subash Jha, informed that both domestic and international flights were affected owing to sudden storm in the afternoon.
According to him, domestic flights were diverted and some international flights asked to stay on hold and some rerouted to different destinations.
Buddha Air's aircraft coming to Kathmandu from Nepalgunj had to return to Bhairahawa, while the same company's flight heading to Kathmandu from Simara was diverted to Simara again.
Similarly, the Yeti Airlines also failed to complete Kathmandu-Pokhara flight in the wake of adverse weather.
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