After the technical glitch in flight operations in Delhi, now a similar problem has come to light in Nepal. All incoming and outgoing flights have been stopped after a technical fault in the runway lights at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport. Airport officials said that flight operations will remain closed until the problem is resolved.

Both domestic and international flights affected
According to officials, both domestic and international flights have been stopped at Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport due to a technical problem with the runway lights. Keeping security in mind, all the planes have been grounded.

Technical team deployed on site
Technical teams have been deployed at the airport to investigate and resolve the problem. Officials said efforts are on to restore normal flight operations as soon as possible. Airport spokesperson Renji Sherpa told ANI that there was a problem with the runway’s airfield lighting system. He said, at least five flights are on hold at present. All domestic and international arriving and departing flights are facing delays. The problem was discovered at 5:30 pm (local time).

All flight movement in Nepal’s Tribhuvan International Airport halted following a technical glitch in the lights along the runway, according to airport officials.

More details awaited.

— ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2025

Nepal’s largest airport affected
Tribhuvan International Airport is the main aviation hub of Nepal and most of the country’s air traffic operates from here. Due to malfunction in runway lighting, the flight system of the entire country has been affected.

Flights were disrupted in India also a day earlier
This incident has come to light a day after a major technical glitch disrupted flight operations at India’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) in Delhi on Friday, affecting air traffic across the country.

Operation impaired due to AMSS system failure
Airport officials said that the Automatic Message Switching System (AMSS), a vital system related to the flight planning process of air traffic control, had failed. However, now this problem has been completely rectified and flights became normal on Saturday.