New Parallel Taxiways 'P', 'S', and 'T' Operational at Tribhuvan International Airport

Kathmandu. The newly constructed parallel taxiway 'P' and taxiways 'S' and 'T' towards runway 20 at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport have been put into operation. The new taxiways were inaugurated and brought into operation in a special ceremony on Thursday morning. Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Mukunda Niroula, and Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (Caan), Mukesh Dangol, jointly inaugurated it. With the operation of the new taxiway system, it is expected that the ground movement of aircraft at the airport will become more organized, safe, and effective. This will reduce the runway occupancy time of aircraft. It is believed that this will reduce the problem of aircraft holding in the sky and runway congestion, thereby significantly increasing the overall operational capacity of Tribhuvan International Airport. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, this project has been constructed under the Air Traffic Capacity Enhancement Project. It was advanced in line with the strategy to make air travel safer and more timely by strengthening the existing infrastructure of the airport. High officials and representatives from the Ministry of Tourism, Civil Aviation Authority, Airport Office, various airline companies, and various bodies related to the project were present at the inauguration ceremony.