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Flights disrupted at TIA due to tower malfunction

The airport authority said the problem arose after a technical failure in the communication frequency system.
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By REPUBLICA

KATHMANDU, Sept 4:  Flight operations at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) were disrupted on Thursday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. 



The airport authority said the problem arose after a technical failure in the communication frequency system. Airlines reported that their flights were severely affected, while the airport management maintained that only delays had occurred.


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 “Some flights were delayed due to technical issues in the control tower,” said airport Spokesperson, Rinji Shepra, “It’s not a complete shutdown, but flights could not be operated in full. The issue is now being resolved, and there have been no problems for the last half an hour.”


 

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