Kathmandu-bound flight makes emergency landing in Varanasi

Kathmandu-bound Himalaya flight H-9891 made an emergency landing at Varanasi Airport on Saturday due to bad weather. Later, the flight took off for Kathmandu at 10 am on Saturday after the weather improved in the destination airport.

Varanasi: A Kuala Lumpur-bound Himalaya flight H-9891 made an emergency landing at Varanasi Airport on Saturday due to bad weather.

Flight H-9891 took from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to Kathmandu with 117 passengers at 3:30 am on Saturday. The aircraft reached the Kathmandu airfield at around 7:10 am. However, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) in Kathmandu rejected permission for the flight to land, citing bad weather and reduced visibility.

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The aircraft was later diverted at 8:10 pm and sent to Varanasi Airport.

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The plane landed in Varanasi at 8:40 am. Later, the flight took off for Kathmandu at 10 am after the weather improved in the destination airport.

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