KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has formed a committee to study for operating international airports of the country in public private partnership (PPP) model.

KATHMANDU, Jan 19: The Adani Group of Indian billionaire Gautam Adani became interested after the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) started the process of operating and building four airports in Nepal under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Sudan Kirati, has said the government had started a discussion on exploring the possibility for adopting a public-private partnership (PPP) model in the operations of international airports.

KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Severe weather conditions have led to flight disruptions at three airports, causing inconvenience for travelers. Both Pokhara and Surkhet airports have been forced to suspend operations since the early hours of the morning today.

KATHMANDU, Oct 1: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has revoked the operating license of all money changers operating at airports except for those operating at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu and Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa.

KATHMANDU, August 25: The government has planned to construct three advanced terminal buildings at three domestic airports. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, and Bharatpur airports have been chosen for the terminal building construction within the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, August 20: There has been an increase of Rs 5,000 in the fee for shooting movies inside the international airport in Nepal.

KALIKOT, August 7: Though the authorities earlier said that the airports in Karnali would be upgraded, the upgradation work has not been done yet. Talcha in Mugu, Simikot in Humla, Jufal in Dolpa, Kotwada in Kalikot and Jumla Airport were said to be in need of upgrades. The airports in Karnali are becoming unsafe due to lack of upgrading.

SURKHET, May 25: The federal government has announced plans to construct a provincial airport in Surkhet and connect Humla with the national road network of the country for the upcoming fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, April 13: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale has directed the officials of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) including its newly-appointed board members to further develop Nepal's airports and keep them in good condition.

MUMBAI, Dec 24: Passengers flying into India’s biggest airports on Wednesday complained of long waits and confusion as authorities sought to impose rules to try to stop the spread of a new more transmissible variant of the coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: India has announced to take precautionary measures by screening all passengers arriving at its airports from Kathmandu starting from Monday even though Nepal has not reported any confirmed cases of coronavirus at present.

DUBAI, Aug 5:  Yemeni Houthi forces launched drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s King Khalid airbase and Abha and Najran airports, the Houthis’ military spokesman said on Monday.

KATHMANDU, March 17: Among the total 49 airports in the country, 19 do not operate regular flight services. With airports stagnant, airfields have transformed into grass fields.

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KATHMANDU, May 22: The government has expressed commitment to bring Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa within a year and Pokhara International Airport within three years.

KATHMANDU, March 24: Along with the assurance of seat occupancy from local level bodies, domestic airlines companies have started flight operations to several domestic airports that have remained non-operational for many years.

KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Most of the airports in the country are making losses, according to a recent data of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).

SOLUKHUMBU, July 10: The Faplu airport located at the Solukhumbu's district headquarters has remained out of operation for the past 13 days due to erratic weather pattern.

CANBERRA, Jan 22: Australia on Sunday announced an overhaul of security at all its international airports, with technology set to replace passports as means of identifying passengers by 2020.

KATHMANDU, Sept 30: Quality and efficiency of roads and airport have been identified as the priority areas for trade facilitation in Nepal, according to Trade and Transport Facilitation Audit Report.

SOLUKHUMBU, July 26: Flights at the Phaplu, Lukla and Syangboche airports have been obstructed, following bad weather condition due to incessant rainfall and dense fog for the past 11 days.

SOLUKHUMBU, June 26: Over 200 tourists have been left stranded at Lukla in the district since the past few days as thick fog has affected visibility for aircraft flying to and from the Tenzing Hillary Airport.