Leopard on runway shuts down airport

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s only international airport was briefly shut down yesterday after a leopard was spotted on the runway, officials said. Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu was closed as soon as the animal was spotted on the runway yesterday morning, said airport official Prem Nath Thakur. Police and forest officers were immediately called. Flights resumed after a shutdown that lasted about half an hour. The search for the animal was continuing. The airport is inside the city but has some forested area on the northern edge.