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New Parking Bay at TIA Expected to Ease Air Traffic Congestion

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New Parking Bay at TIA Expected to Ease Air Traffic Congestion
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June 6: A new remote parking bay has come in operation at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) from June 4, Tuesday. Likewise, the airport will operate another bay currently under construction within the next four months.   

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has invested Rs 1.06 billion from the Airport Development Fund (ADF) for constructing the two new remote parking bays at the airport. The newly built bay is located in the northern side of the airport while the under construction bay lies to the southern part. Both the bays are capable of accommodating both small and large-sized aircraft.

According to TIA officials, the construction of remote parking bays is a part of TIA expansion plan. 

Raj Kumar Chhetri, managing director of TIA, informed New Business Age that Boeing 757 of Nepal Airlines Corporation is currently parked at the new bay.  

The bay can accommodate two wide-body or three narrow-body aircraft at a time.

Rajan Pokhrel, managing director of CAAN, informed that the operation of both the remote parking bays will ease the parking space problem at TIA.

“TIA currently has only nine parking bays for international flight operators which are usually packed. Due to the increasing flight traffic, many flights have to hover over the city most of the time. The operation of two new remote parking bays will help ease the air traffic congestion at the airport,” Pokhrel added. 

According to Chhetri, CAAN has invested Rs 470 million for constructing the bay situated in the north-eastern part of the airport. Likewise, Rs 590 as been projected to be spent for the construction of the other bay situated in the southern part of TIA.

 

 

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