Nepali airline Buddha Air flies passengers to the wrong airport!

[r2d2]

The domestic airline departed from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport on December 18. From there it flew northwest to the country's second-biggest city of Pokhara, instead of going southeast to the flight's intended destination, the southern city of Janakpur. The two cities are about 250 miles apart.

Astha Basnet, executive officer at Buddha Air, tells CNN Travel that the mix-up was due to two factors: "lapses in communication and failure to follow detailed standard operating procedures (SOP)."

Still, despite the surprise that passengers must have gotten when they pulled into the wrong airport, the situation reportedly went relatively smoothly. Once Buddha Air became aware of what happened, they had the pilots take the passengers on to Janakpur as planned. There are no direct flights between Pokhara and Janakpur, so the airline was granted special permission to fly there.

The 69 passengers on board -- 66 adults and three children -- made it to Janakpur safely, albeit a few hours behind schedule. There were no reported mechanical issues with the plane itself.

[MagaMaharaju]

how did they clear run way if this is unannounced?

[Assam_Bhayya]

2 minutes ago, MagaMaharaju said:

how did they clear run way if this is unannounced?

Exactly!!

edo cheyalani chusaru, last minute avasaram ledu ani plan change ayi undochu. . 

Lucky passengers btw. Ledhante idhi inki mh370 matter ayundedhi