KATHMANDU, Jan 6: Buddha Air diverted its flight bound for Bhadrapur back to Kathmandu after detecting a technical issue on Monday morning.
The Buddha Air flight, operating under flight number 953 with the call sign 9N-AJS, encountered a problem with its right engine during flight. Upon identifying the issue, the crew redirected the aircraft to Kathmandu.
Buddha Air flight en route to Bhairahawa from Kathmandu diverte...
The plane safely landed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) at 11:15 am. A technical team is inspecting the aircraft, and the company is arranging another flight to transport the passengers to Bhadrapur.
Taking to social media X, Buddha Air has mentioned about the diversion of the flight. The statement reads, “Flight number 953 from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur, with call sign 9N-AJS, was diverted back to Kathmandu after a technical issue was detected in the right engine. The aircraft safely landed at Tribhuvan International Airport at 11:15 AM.”
The statement further reads, “Our technical team is currently inspecting the aircraft. Arrangements are being made to send the passengers to Bhadrapur on another flight.”
The TIA temporarily halted other operations during the landing of the Buddha Air flight.
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