KATHMANDU: The latest announcement from airport officials suggests that Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) will face major closures from November 8 onwards, after five months of running under daily shutdowns from 10 PM to 8 AM.

Currently, TIA operates from 6 am in the morning to 2 am in the night. But from November 8 to March 31, it will close early, with only 14 hours of operation a day, from 6 am to 8 pm. The change of the time schedule is likely to have an impact on the air carrier flying into the airport, which has to make some modifications to their flight schedule in light of the night closure of the airport.