"Some 10 percent of total domestic flights were canceled on the day," said Dinesh Prasad Shrestha, the general manager of TIA. As for the international carriers, they faced delay between half an hour and one-and-a-half hours. [break]
Shrestha noted that it was airlines´ duty to notify the passengers about the possibility of flight cancellations.
TIA has said the maintenance works carried out for overhauling the radar at the airport could continue to affect flights till April 23. The radar was installed in 1988.
Bajaj introduces New Year scheme
KATHMANDU, April 10: HH Bajaj, the authorized distributor and marketeer of Bajaj Motorcycles, has introduced its New Year scheme ´Bajaj Dil Khus, Dimag Kharab´ to celebrate the New Year 2067 BS.
As per the scheme, HH Bajaj will provide a 21-inch Samsung color television on every purchase of Bajaj motorcycles, without any strings attached.
"This is one of a kind offer that we are providing to our customers," Shekhar Golchha, executive director of Hansraj Hulaschand & Company, was quoted in a statement received on Saturday.
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