Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport halts all flights after runway tech glitch

All flight operations at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu were suspended on Saturday following a technical malfunction in the runway’s lighting system, airport officials confirmed to ANI.

“Problem has been reported in the airfield lighting system of the runway. At least five flights are on hold as of now. All arrival and departure flights, domestic and international, have been delayed. The problem was detected at 5:30 PM (Local Time), Renji Sherpa, spokesperson for the TIA (Tribhuvan International Airport), told the news agency over the phone.