KATHMANDU, March 28 -- Due to unfavorable weather conditions, passengers were stranded when aircraft flying from various locations to Kathmandu were held at Janakpur. This morning, more than 200 passengers were affected as flights from Biratnagar to Kathmandu, Bharatpur to Pokhara, and mountain flights were all held at the Janakpur Airport.

The Yeti Airlines aircraft that departed from Biratnagar to Kathmandu at 7 AM today landed at the Janakpur Airport at 8:43 AM due to deteriorating weather conditions in Kathmandu. Similarly, a Buddha Airlines plane that took off from Bharatpur at 7 AM for Kathmandu landed at the Janakpur Airport at 8:32 AM, while a Buddha Airlines mountain flight also landed there at 8:38 AM due to the same weather is...