At least four international flights going to Kathmandu have been diverted to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow on Tuesday due to violence in Nepal.
According to airport sources here, Indigo Airlines flight 6E-1153, going from Delhi to Kathmandu, was diverted at 2:30 pm. There were 160 passengers and six crew members on board the plane. After circling for some time over Kathmandu airport, the plane was diverted towards Lucknow. In coordination with the air traffic control, the plane landed safely at Lucknow airport.
The FlyDubai flight FZ-539 from Dubai to Kathmandu was diverted and landed at Lucknow airport at 3.25 pm. IndiGo flight 6E-1157 from Mumbai to Kathmandu was diverted and landed at Lucknow and then sent to Delhi.
Thai Lion Air flight TLM-220 from Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok to Kathmandu landed in Lucknow at 3.05 pm. Currently, all the planes except the Mumbai flight are parked at Lucknow airport.
Airport sources said that flight operations at Kathmandu airport have been halted due to the ongoing violence after social media was banned in Nepal.
According to sources, the plane will depart once the situation at Kathmandu airport returns to normal.