KATHMANDU, March 20 -- Flights from the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA) were canceled due to reduced visibility caused by a smoke and fog cover.

On Wednesday morning, two flights operated by Buddha Air and one by Yeti Airlines departed from Pokhara to Kathmandu before the conditions worsened, as reported by the airport's Information Officer Jashoda Regmi. "Three flights took off for Kathmandu this morning; after that, no other flights were able to operate," she stated.

Regmi said that while three aircraft departed from Pokhara to Kathmandu in the morning, no flights arrived from Kathmandu to Pokhara. For safe operation, pilots must be able to see at least 3,800 meters ahead to fly and land at PRIA. The smoke and fog have o...