{"id":6737,"date":"2021-03-30T17:17:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=6737"},"modified":"2021-03-30T17:17:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:32:12","slug":"bad-weather-in-kathmandu-valley-affects-hundreds-of-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=6737","title":{"rendered":"Bad weather in Kathmandu Valley affects hundreds of flights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>KATHMANDU &#8211;<\/strong> The inclement weather in Kathmandu Valley and some parts of the country has affected hundreds of domestic flights from the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) for five days.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The hazardously hazy weather in the Valley emanating from the wildfires raging in forests nearby the Kathmandu Valley, mainly Makawanpur district, has hit the aviation sector hardest as more and more domestic and international flights were being canceled. Some of the international flights were diverted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite the unfavorable weather, the TIA has been operating flights domestic and international flights under the Instrument Flightd Rules (IFR), one among the two set of rules that govern the aircrafts flying in the instrument meteorological conditions, according to the TIA.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The yellowish smog in the Valley has lead to poor visibility affecting around 40 flights operated by 10 helicopter service providers and 9 airlines service providers in the country. There are currently 36 helicopters and 50 aircrafts conducting the flights, according to the Airline Operators Association of Nepal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Association said that a dozen of rescue flights were also could not be conducted during this period due to bad weather. Buddha Air\u2019s 65 flights were canceled and 45 of Yeti Airlines since last Friday. 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