Lucknow, Nov 11 A Dubai-Kathmandu flight carrying 161 passengers was diverted to Lucknow on Wednesday after a hailstorm rendered the runway at Kathmandu airport unavailable, the Lucknow airport said in a statement.
The flydubai flight FZ539, which was scheduled to reach Kathmandu at 3 pm, landed at Chowdhury Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow as a precautionary operational measure.
“Lucknow International Airport facilitated the diversion of a flydubai flight FZ539, operating from Dubai to Kathmandu, following the unavailability of the runway at Kathmandu Airport due to a hailstorm,” the airport statement said.
Following the completion of necessary ground formalities and operational coordination, the aircraft departed Lucknow at 4.36 pm for its onward journey to Kathmandu.
Lucknow airport ensured the required operational support and coordination to facilitate the aircraft’s safe onward departure, the statement added.
(PTI News)
