Recent Situation of Air Traffic in Nepal
April 28, 2017
The airspace of Kathmandu valley has been encountering huge air traffic problem. The passengers are facing delays in their flights not only due to hefty air traffic but also the adverse weather conditions. Currently, there has been a slight improvement in air traffic after the airport management committee came up with some plans to control air traffic and enhance smooth flight operation.
The meeting was held with domestic airlines about the persisting air traffic issue. According to the TIA’s spokesperson Prem Nath Thakur, the airport management committee conducted meeting especially to address the current air traffic problem and encourage airlines to conduct night flight to those airports equipped with night landing facilities. He also added that the increasing air traffic will be effectively managed now onwards.
Recently the airline operators in Nepal have been conducting scheduled night flights to Bharatpur, Nepalgunj, Simara and Biratnagar. This initiative has been supporting smooth flow of air traffic. There has been some difficulty in conducting night flights to Biratnagar as the airport is under some maintenance. Thakur said that the international flights have been operating smoothly, however; traffic in domestic flights require some improvement.
Mostly, the increasing air traffic in Kathmandu has been affecting the flight operations in Pokhara, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj and Bhairahawa.
