SalamAir flight to Nepal diverted due to bad weather

SALALAH, Feb 6 - SalamAir’s Muscat-Kathmandu flight (Airbus 320) had to be diverted to a nearest Indian airport due to bad weather in Nepal. The flight (OV 201) had left Muscat International Airport on Tuesday at 4.20 am and was scheduled to reach Kathmandu at 8.55 am. The flight got diverted towards Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport in Patna. Confirming the flight diversion, a source in SalamAir said the Muscat-Kathmandu flight landed at Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport, waited for a while and reached its destination after getting clearance from Kathmandu Air Traffic Control (ATC). The flight landed at JPNI Airport at 9.56 am, refuelled and flew for Kathmandu at 11.30 am on Tuesday. “The flight has come back to Muscat as well,” the source confirmed.