Aussies to be helped to leave Nepal

Australians are to be helped to leave earthquake-devastated Nepal on Australian Defence Force aircraft.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has published a bulletin with further details, but essentially Australians in Nepal wishing to fly on the ADF flights should register on +977 98510 23248, by email to ert.kathmandu@dfat.gov.au or through DFAT’s 24 hour Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra on +61 2 6261 3305.

Priority will go to the elderly, the sick and families with young children.

They will be taken to Bangkok and will be responsible for their onward travel from there.

Meanwhile, airlines are lining up to operate aid flights to Nepal, with multiple carriers from the India/Pakistan region and elsewhere carrying relief supplies to Kathmandu.

But: "We are facing problems managing flights as many aircraft, including those from the Indian Air Force and other countries as well as chartered flights, have been landing and taking off," a duty officer at Tribhuvan International Airport said.

Commercial flights resumed from the airport on Monday morning, adding to the chaos.

Aussies to be helped to leave Nepal

Australians are to be helped to leave earthquake-devastated Nepal on Australian Defence Force aircraft.

The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has published a bulletin with further details, but essentially Australians in Nepal wishing to fly on the ADF flights should register on +977 98510 23248, by email to ert.kathmandu@dfat.gov.au or through DFAT’s 24 hour Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra on +61 2 6261 3305.

Priority will go to the elderly, the sick and families with young children.

They will be taken to Bangkok and will be responsible for their onward travel from there.

Meanwhile, airlines are lining up to operate aid flights to Nepal, with multiple carriers from the India/Pakistan region and elsewhere carrying relief supplies to Kathmandu.

But: "We are facing problems managing flights as many aircraft, including those from the Indian Air Force and other countries as well as chartered flights, have been landing and taking off," a duty officer at Tribhuvan International Airport said.

Commercial flights resumed from the airport on Monday morning, adding to the chaos.