A large crowd of Nepali youths departed from Tribhuvan International Airport for foreign employment on Tuesday, the third day of Dashain, as families across Nepal began celebrating the festival. The departures created an emotional scene at the airport, with many travellers leaving relatives behind during a major festive occasion. The rush of people heading abroad has become a visible feature of the airport as Dashain celebrations get underway.
Departures amid the festival
The airport crowd stood in contrast to the family gatherings and celebrations associated with Dashain. Instead of spending the festival with their families, the young travellers were preparing to leave Nepal for work abroad. Their departure during the festive period made the separation especially noticeable, with the scene described as emotional for those leaving and those seeing them off.
The available reports describe a large crowd but do not give an exact number of departing travellers or identify their destinations. What they show is a steady, visible flow of Nepalis setting out for foreign employment while the country enters one of its most significant festive periods. For many of the youths in the crowd, the journey meant being away from family and relatives during Dashain.
A recurring sight at Tribhuvan International Airport
The outbound rush is not presented as an isolated moment. As Dashain celebrations get underway, the movement of people leaving for overseas jobs has become a prominent feature of the airport scene. The seasonal contrast is clear: while the festival brings families together, some workers are departing at the same time to take up employment abroad.
The reports focus on the human side of those departures rather than on travel figures or individual stories. The crowd at the airport captures a difficult moment for many Nepali youths: leaving their families during a time when relatives would ordinarily be together for the festival. The sadness of separation is central to the scene, but the reports do not provide further details about the travellers’ personal circumstances or reasons for choosing to depart on that day.
Festival celebrations and work abroad
Dashain’s arrival does not bring every family together. The airport departures illustrate how foreign employment can coincide with important occasions at home, requiring some workers to travel even as relatives begin their celebrations. For those leaving, the festival is marked by departure rather than time spent with family; for those staying behind, the crowd reflects the absence of loved ones during the holiday.
The image of young people leaving on the third day of Dashain has made overseas employment a visible part of the festival season at Tribhuvan International Airport. The reports offer no broader figures on migration or details about how long the travellers will be away. They instead document the immediate scene: a large group departing for work abroad, and the emotional weight of leaving family and relatives behind as Dashain begins.
