Nepal tourists fogged in

This item appears on page 74 of the March 2011 issue.

About 140 travelers were stuck at the Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla, Nepal, for more than six days in mid January until the fog cleared. Lukla is the only airport in the Everest region and frequently has weather-related closures. In November 2010, about 1,000 people were stuck for over a week.