Absence of flight announcement facility at Lukla airport creates hassle for passengers
Solukhumbu / Jan 22: The absence of flight announcement facility at the busy Tenzin-Hillary Airport in Lukla has created problem for the passengers boarding the aircrafts.
The passengers waiting at the terminal for flights are facing difficulties in identifying their aircraft and the time of departure.
During the peak tourist season, the airport witnesses around 80 to 90 inbound and outbound flights per day and with three to four flights at a given time.
According to a tourist guide Lakpa Niru Sherpa, “There are two to four aircrafts on standby and we have to run around to inquire which one is ours.” RSS