Lucknow, Sept. 9 -- Widespread unrest in Nepal has disrupted air traffic to Kathmandu, forcing several international flights to be diverted mid-air to Lucknow on Tuesday.

A total of four flights headed to Nepal's capital were rerouted to Lucknow's Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (Amausi Airport) after operations at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport were suspended due to security concerns.

One of the first diversions occurred at 2:30 PM when IndiGo flight 6E-1153 from Delhi to Kathmandu, carrying 160 passengers and six crew members, was redirected after circling above Kathmandu. The aircraft landed safely in Lucknow with coordination from Air Traffic Control.

Shortly afterward, FlyDubai's FZ-539 from Dubai to Kath...