TIA comes into operation for 18 hours

Kathmandu: Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) has come into operation for 18 hours.

TIA General Manager Jagannath Niraula said the airport reduced the operation hours to 10 hours for five months for the runway upgrading works. With the revised schedule, the airport is to remain open from 6:00 am to 12:00 midnight.

Niraual said works to construct a link way from the Taxiway to the runway have been completed. However, the construction of a parallel taxiway is underway.

Under the Air Transport Capacity Enhancement Project under the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, the construction of the South-West Parallel Taxi Way, the International Apron towards the northeast and the Hangar Apron towards the east are going on.

It is estimated to cost around Rs 15 billion to complete the project that has so far reported 90 percent progress. However, it is expected to take one and a half years more to complete the entire project.

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