KATHMANDU, Oct 5: A Shree Airlines aircraft slipped off the runway at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Tuesday morning.

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NEPALGUNJ, September 4: Police recovered over 4 kilograms of gold from Nepalgunj Airport on Friday. They have arrested two people in connection with the incident.

KATHMANDU, August 30: An aircraft belonging to the Sichuan Air from Chengdu attempting to land at the Tribhuvan International Airport had to remain in the air for an hour after overshooting.

KATHMANDU, August 13: Air Arabia, which has been flying from UAE to Kathmandu since Monday, has started carrying passengers from both destinations from Thursday. Due to the lack of rapid polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing facility at Nepal's airport, Air Arabia had been carrying passengers coming to Nepal from the UAE since Monday.

KATHMANDU, July 2: As many as 5,601 passengers took service on the first day of the resumption of domestic flights on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, July 1: The Domestic Terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport on Thursday wore a “new-normal” look as the domestic flights resumed after a hiatus of nearly two months.

KATHMANDU, July 1: The domestic flights at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) have resumed from today.

KATHMANDU, June 26: Domestic and international flights to and from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) are operating normally despite unfavourable weather in Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Valley has witnessed incessant rain and foggy sky since early this morning.

KATHMANDU, June 2: As many as 12,400 people entered Nepal via the Tribhuvan International Airport in the month of May.

KATHMANDU, May 30: While the pandemic continues to impact international airport projects under construction, the government is planning on bringing them into operation in the next fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, April 27: The government has restricted the use of the Tribhuvan International Airport as a transit to fly to other countries. The new rule will come into effect from Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, March 29: COVID-19 vaccines donated to Nepal by the Chinese government arrived at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 30: Police on Friday night arrested an individual with illegal money from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

KATHMANDU, Jan 26: The Nepali team of 10 mountaineers, who created a new world record of successfully climbing the world's second highest mountain K2 in winter, received a grand welcome to Nepal Tuesday morning at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Police on Saturday evening arrested seven migrant workers en route to the United Arab Emirates on the charge of having fake PCR test reports for COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s inaugural flight to Nepal was welcomed with a water cannon salute at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has barred people other than passengers from entering the airport premises.

KATHMANDU, Sept 21: As the domestic airline operators resumed their services after a hiatus of almost six months, the domestic terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu looked busy on Monday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The construction of four projects of Tribhuvan International Airport deemed important has been completed even in the face of COVID-19 epidemic.

KATHMANDU, April 5: A total of 780 foreigners have been repatriated in four different chartered flights from Kathmandu on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, March 22: It has been decided to show a red flag to all international flights in the country from this midnight till the next nine days bearing in mind a global pandemic of COVID-19.

KATHMANDU, March 18: The number international flights to and from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) continue to decline with the issuance of fresh travel advisories from countries across the world. International flight cancellation rate has reached 60% in the country's sole international airport.

KATHMANDU, March 10: The number of passengers for international flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the country's sole international airport, has dropped by around 50 percent after the coronavirus creates a global health threat.

KATHMANDU, Feb 10: A fire that broke out at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Monday evening was doused a while ago with the help of fire extinguishers.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Amid mounting pressure on the police administration from multiple quarters regarding the detention of singer Astha Raut, the Kathmandu District Administration ordered to release her on bail on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Concerned over the possible impact of the Wuhan coronavirus on human health and the Nepali tourism industry, the government has asked tourism entrepreneurs and the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) authorities to adopt all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: District Administration Office Kathmandu on Monday allowed the police to remand singer Astha Raut in custody for four days.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: No sooner Ramesh Prasad Aryal arrived at the arrival lounge at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) last Thursday and had a cursory glance around, he said he instantly felt very much 'at home'. "How/why," asked a fellow passenger and Aryal replied, "The huge statue of Buddha and one-horned rhino outside installed there reflects Nepal's culture and natural heritage!"

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: An arrest warrant has been issued against singer Astha Raut on Sunday for her ‘indecent behavior’ to on-duty police constable Ramita Shrestha at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) last week.

KATHMANDU, Jan 17: Even though singer Astha Raut claimed that she was harassed by an on-duty policewoman at the Tribhuvan International Airport two days ago, the CCTV footage that is now going viral on social media shows that Raut herself is too hostile to the policewoman.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: The capacity of the country's only international airport, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), is being gradually expanded.

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Tribhuvan International Airport, the country's only international airport has remained closed since today afternoon resulting in the disruption of several international and domestic flights owing to poor weather.

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Police have arrested two Chinese nationals on the charge of possessing eight kilograms of smuggled gold from Tribhuvan International Airport.

One old aviation hand suggested that I should do a piece timed to coincide with 36th International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA) Asia Pacific Regional Meeting (APRM) in Kathmandu (21-23 November). Seventy-seven and long retired, he still loves getting involved with aviation activities wherever possible. Though hesitant, I pondered if mitigating notoriety earned by TIA for inordinate long holdings in the air would be appropriate enough. As this was likely to make our ATCs little less stressful and that it was in consonance with the core aim of IFATCA, I decide to give it a try.

KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Security personnel are busy in maintaining tight security targeting Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day state visit to Nepal.

KATHMANDU, Sept 18: As the weather remained unfavorable in Kathmandu on Tuesday, three international and four domestic flights were kept on hold in the sky.

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Arrivals and departures at Tribhuvan International Airport on Friday were delayed for an hour because of the arrival of Prime Minister KP Oli at 12:30 pm from Singapore, where he underwent hospital treatment for the last 16 days.

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KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Yogesh Bhattarai on Wednesday said Nijgadh International Airport would be constructed in the same location as suggested by a study relating to the project. The location for the project would not change whatsoever, he said

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: A twin-engine plane of Sita Air experienced an engine failure within three minutes of take-off from Lukla today.

KATHMANDU, Sept 1: The second-phase upgrading task including runway of Tribhuvan International Airport is going to begin from today.

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: Except for six VVIPs in the country, all sitting ministers, former heads of state or government and many other VIPs will soon be barred from driving their vehicles up to the apron of the domestic terminal of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

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KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai expressed his commitment to making reforms in the Tribhuvan International Airport within one month.

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai has directed authorities to develop Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), Nepal's only international airport, as a boutique airport and inaugurate it at the beginning of Visit Nepal Year (VNY) 2020.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has requested the government to operate Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) round the clock for bringing more tourists to the country.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has urged the government to operate the Tribhuvan International Airport with its full capacity.

KATHMANDU, July 24: Tourism entrepreneurs, who were initially apprehensive about the decision to divert Lukla flights from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu to Manthali Airport in Ramechhap, are now taking the decision positively.

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