Nepal Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba's Plane Diverted to Kolkata Due to Bad Weather

Kolkata: A Qatar Airways flight bound for Kathmandu, carrying Nepal's Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba, was redirected to Kolkata on Friday due to poor weather conditions that prevented it from landing at Tribhuvan International Airport. Deuba, aged 63, was returning from a United Nations meeting in Geneva on a regular flight.

Sources from Tribhuvan International Airport reported that the Qatar Airways flight arriving from Doha touched down in Kolkata as the weather worsened. A western low-pressure system brought light rain to the Kathmandu Valley on Friday morning, resulting in reduced visibility. 

A staff member at the airport stated, "The Qatar Airways flight that was diverted to Kolkata will return to Nepal once the weather improves. "There was no information available regarding the number of passengers on the flight apart from Deuba.