Kathmandu, April 1 -- All flights approaching from the northern end of Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) will be barred from landing from Monday onwards for at least three months, the airport authority said. This is being done for the construction of a 175-metre entry or exit taxiway, intended to provide a link to and from the main runway.

According to airport officials, they have informed all airlines about the plan.

On average, Tribhuvan International Airport currently handles 352 flights a day, and since it will be a one-way approach system, it may cause traffic delays.

Officials say that as international airlines don't use the north end to land, it may affect 10-15 percent of domestic flights. But as the work has st...