As part of its Visit Nepal 2020 campaign, the government of the Himalayan nation has invested 240 million Nepalese rupees to upgrade TIA to a boutique airport.
January 11, 2020There were only crew members on board the Sita Air flight, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) authorities said, adding that there was no injury or casualty.
September 4, 2019All 139 people on board a Malaysian passenger plane had a miraculous escape when the Kuala Lumpur-bound flight skidded off the runway and got stuck in mud while attempting to take off from Nepal’s only international airport here, officials said. Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) was forced to halt all international flights after the incident involving …
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April 20, 2018Around 50 people are believed to be dead in the plane crash on the runway of the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Monday, said the Nepalese Army. The aircraft of the US-Bangla Airlines crash-landed and caught fire as it careened off the runway during landing before crashing onto a football ground near the …
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March 12, 2018