Kerala Floods: Kochi airport resumes operations after 15 days; flight from Ahmedabad first to land in two weeks
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala Floods: Kochi airport resumes operations after 15 days; flight from Ahmedabad first to land in two weeks

Firstpost  

Kochi airport which had been shut since more than two weeks due to incessant rains and flooding, re-opened on Wednesday. Cochin International Airport Limited, which had been non-functional since 14 August due to incessant rains and flooding, resumed operations on Tuesday, reports said. Indigo flight 667 from Ahmedabad was the first flight to land at the airport in two weeks. Indigo flight 667 from Ahmadabad to Kochi, the first flight in 2 weeks at the CIAL airport, lands and taxies to the gate @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/r4L7k1iukv — Vishnu Varma August 29, 2018 The Kochi airport is the seventh busiest in the country but had to shut operations since 15 August after the deluge that ravaged the state of Kerala between 8 and 22 August.

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Kochi officially declared operational hub of Air Kerala
17 hours, 41 minutes ago

Kochi officially declared operational hub of Air Kerala

The Hindu  

Kerala’s first airline Air Kerala officially declared the Kochi International Airport as the hub of its operations. The no-frills airline expects to begin operations with its first flight from Kochi by early June, said Harish Moideen Kutty, Chief Operating Officer of the airline here on Wednesday. Air Kerala will begin with connectivity to Tier II and III cities in South …

Air India flight makes emergency landing at RGIA
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Air India flight makes emergency landing at RGIA

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Regular operations at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport came to a standstill on Saturday morning due to low visibility caused by dense fog. This sudden weather disruption left passengers inconvenienced and stranded as visibility dropped below safe levels for landings. Indigo flight 6E5012 from Mumbai was rerouted to Chennai, while Air India’s AI2829 from Delhi and AI2625 from Mumbai …

Kochi-bound SpiceJet flight with 117 passengers returns to Chennai due to ‘technical issue’
1 month ago

Kochi-bound SpiceJet flight with 117 passengers returns to Chennai due to ‘technical issue’

Hindustan Times  

A Kochi-bound SpiceJet flight returned to Chennai as it developed a technical issue, the airline said on Monday. Representational Image “On December 9, 2024, SpiceJet Q400 aircraft from Chennai to Kochi returned to Chennai due to a technical issue. Meanwhile, another SpiceJet plane was involved in an incident on Monday, as the carrier's Delhi-Shillong flight was diverted to Patna due …

Delhi-Shillong flight makes emergency landing at Patna airport after suffering bird hit
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi-Shillong flight makes emergency landing at Patna airport after suffering bird hit

India TV News  

A flight going from Delhi to Shillong made an emergency landing at the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airpor in Patna after suffering a bird hit on Monday. Patna airport director Anchal Prakash said, "A Delhi-Shillong flight of SpiceJet faced a technical issue, prompting its diversion to the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport here, where it landed safely at 8.52 am …

Kochi-bound SpiceJet flight suffers technical snag, makes emergency landing at Chennai airport
1 month, 1 week ago

Kochi-bound SpiceJet flight suffers technical snag, makes emergency landing at Chennai airport

India TV News  

Chennai: A Kochi-bound SpiceJet flight with over 100 passengers and crew members suffered a technical snag and made an "emergency landing" in Chennai on Monday. The airport officials said the "technical glitch" was detected mid-air in the flight. The pilot later detected the "technical glitch," following which the flight turned back to Chennai and made an "emergency landing," they said. …

Passengers stranded at Kochi airport reach Pune after 9 hours delay
1 month, 1 week ago

Passengers stranded at Kochi airport reach Pune after 9 hours delay

Hindustan Times  

After more than nine hours of ordeal, the Air India Express flight, which had left passengers stranded in Kochi, finally reached Pune airport at 4.30 am. Not only the Kochi-Pune flight but several flights of the Air India Express from Kochi airport to other destinations like Bengaluru and Kolkata got cancelled. Flight IX-2714 was scheduled to depart from Kochi airport …

IndiGo flight carrying 140 passengers makes emergency landing at Kochi airport due to technical snag
1 month, 4 weeks ago

IndiGo flight carrying 140 passengers makes emergency landing at Kochi airport due to technical snag

India TV News  

A Bengaluru-Male IndiGo flight carrying 140 passengers made an emergency landing at Kochi International Airport due to a technical snag on Tuesday. After the emergency landing at Kochi airport, the airline issued a statement and confirmed that the aircraft faced a technical problem, prompting its diversion to Kochi airport, where it landed safely at approximately 2.21 pm. Meanwhile, Cochin International …

Bengaluru-bound IndiGo Flight Suffers Engine Failure Mid-air, Makes Emergency Landing At Kolkata Airport
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengaluru-bound IndiGo Flight Suffers Engine Failure Mid-air, Makes Emergency Landing At Kolkata Airport

News 18  

A Bengaluru-bound IndiGo flight from Kolkata suffered engine failure mid-air minutes after take off prompting an emergency declaration at the Kolkata Airport on Friday. An airport official stated that the pilot of flight 6E 0573 reported an emergency engine failure just minutes after take-off, prompting a full emergency declaration at 10:39 pm. In May 2024, a Bengaluru-bound Air India flight …

Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight receives bomb threat; makes emergency landing
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight receives bomb threat; makes emergency landing

Hindustan Times  

An IndiGo flight 6E 5314 from Chennai to Mumbai on Saturday made an emergency landing in Mumbai airport due to bomb threat. An Indigo flight 6E 5314 from Chennai to Mumbai made an emergency landing in Mumbai airport due to bomb threat. On May 28, passengers on board an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Varanasi had to be evacuated at …

Bengaluru - Kochi Air India Express flight catches fire in engine, makes an emergency landing
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru - Kochi Air India Express flight catches fire in engine, makes an emergency landing

Hindustan Times  

An Air India Express flight made an emergency landing in Bengaluru airport after its engine caught fire post taking off on Saturday night. Bengaluru - Kochi Air India flight catches fire, makes an emergency landing The incident happened on a Kochi-bound flight minutes after taking off from Kempegowda International Airport. “On May 18, 2024, flight IX 1132 from Bengaluru to …

Bengaluru-Kochi Air India Express flight makes emergency landing at Kempegowda International Airport
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru-Kochi Air India Express flight makes emergency landing at Kempegowda International Airport

The Hindu  

A full-scale emergency was declared at the Kempegowda International Airport on May 18 night after an Air India Express flight bound to Kochi made an emergency landing due to a reported fire in one of the engines. Flight IX 1132 had 179 passengers and six crew members onboard and airport officials said that they were evacuated from the aircraft “On …

Emergency landing at Bengaluru airport: Air India Express flight catches fire, lands at airport with 179 onboard
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Emergency landing at Bengaluru airport: Air India Express flight catches fire, lands at airport with 179 onboard

Live Mint  

A Kochi-bound Air India Express flight from Bengaluru made an emergency landing at Bengaluru on May 18 after one of its engines caught fire, news agency PTI reported. We regret the inconvenience this has caused and are working to provide alternative arrangements for our guests to reach their destination as soon as possible.” The fire was noticed minutes after the …

Air India Express Flight from Bengaluru to Kochi Makes Emergency Landing
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Air India Express Flight from Bengaluru to Kochi Makes Emergency Landing

News 18  

An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Kochi made an emergency landing at Bengaluru after a fire was noticed in one of the engines, the Bangalore International Airport Limited said on Sunday. All the passengers and crew were evacuated and no one was injured, the Air India Express said in a statement. “On May 18, 2024, IX 1132 from …

Bengaluru: 9 Flights Diverted To Chennai Due To Heavy Rainfall
8 months ago

Bengaluru: 9 Flights Diverted To Chennai Due To Heavy Rainfall

News 18  

Bengaluru faced another day of heavy rains on Sunday, causing disruptions at Kempegowda International Airport. Among the flights diverted were Akasa Air from Mumbai, Vistara from Delhi, Air Asia from Guwahati, Air India from Mumbai, and Alliance Air from Goa. International flights also faced diversions including Thai Lion Air from Bangkok, Air France from Paris, Thai Airways from Bangkok, and …

Nine flights diverted from Bengaluru to Chennai after heavy rains
8 months ago

Nine flights diverted from Bengaluru to Chennai after heavy rains

Hindustan Times  

The intense rains continued in Bengaluru on Sunday, and flight operations were disrupted at Kempegowda International Airport. Nine flights were diverted to Chennai from Bengaluru airport on Sunday due to bad weather conditions in the tech capital, reported Money Control. Nine flights diverted from Bengaluru to Chennai after heavy rains According to the report, an Akasa Air flight from Mumbai, …

Cyclone Michaung travel updates | Flight operations suspended in Chennai till December 5, disrupted in Hyderabad, Visakhapathnam; 40 trains to and from Kerala cancelled
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyclone Michaung travel updates | Flight operations suspended in Chennai till December 5, disrupted in Hyderabad, Visakhapathnam; 40 trains to and from Kerala cancelled

The Hindu  

The flight operations have been disrupted in Chennai, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam while 40 trains from to and from Kerala have been cancelled on Monday in view of the cyclone Michaung. Flights disrupted at Hyderabad airport Severe disruptions were experienced at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport as a result of bad weather and heavy rains in Chennai, attributed to the cyclonic …

Saudia Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata due to THIS reason I CHECK DETAILS
1 year, 9 months ago

Saudia Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata due to THIS reason I CHECK DETAILS

India TV News  

A Saudia Airlines cargo flight made an emergency landing at Kolkata International Airport on Saturday at noon. Earlier last week, an IndiGo Airlines flight heading to Varanasi from Bengaluru made an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Telangana. Later in the day, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation confirmed that IndiGo flight 6E897 had taken off …

Bengaluru-Varanasi IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Telangana
1 year, 9 months ago

Bengaluru-Varanasi IndiGo flight makes emergency landing in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

An IndiGo airlines flight heading to Varanasi from Bengaluru was forced to make an emergency landing at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad in Telangana due to a technical issue on Tuesday morning, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. The incident comes two after a full emergency landing was declared on Saturday after a FedEx flight FX5279 was hit …

Kochi Airport Runway Shut After Forced Landing of Coast Guard Helicopter, 2 Flights Diverted
1 year, 9 months ago

Kochi Airport Runway Shut After Forced Landing of Coast Guard Helicopter, 2 Flights Diverted

News 18  

The runway of Kerala’s Kochi airport was shut on Sunday for a few hours following an accident involving an Indian Coast Guard helicopter that reportedly crashed near the runway of Nedumbassery airport in Kochi. Following the accident, the airport runway was shut down for nearly two hours to conduct inspections at the accident site. According to an official statement, “As …

Delhi-bound IndiGo Flight Diverted to Bhopal after Medical Emergency
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi-bound IndiGo Flight Diverted to Bhopal after Medical Emergency

News 18  

A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight from Kochi was diverted to Bhopal following a medical emergency onboard, the airline said in a statement on Friday. “IndiGo flight 6E 2407 operating from Cochin to Delhi has been diverted to Bhopal due to a medical emergency on board. Earlier on Friday, a full emergency had been declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport after a …

Brief emergency declared at Cochin airport over suspected hydraulic failure in Air India Express flight
1 year, 11 months ago

Brief emergency declared at Cochin airport over suspected hydraulic failure in Air India Express flight

India Today  

A full emergency was declared briefly at the Cochin International Airport here Sunday evening as an Air India Express flight from Sharjah experienced suspected hydraulic failure during landing, a CIAL spokesperson said. All 183 passengers and six crew members onboard flight IX 412 were safe, an Air India Express spokesperson said. An Air India Express spokesperson said later in a …

3 Kochi-bound flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to unusually heavy fog
2 years, 1 month ago

3 Kochi-bound flights diverted to Thiruvananthapuram due to unusually heavy fog

India Today  

Three international flights, which were bound towards Kerala’s Kochi airport, were diverted and instructed to land in Thiruvananthapuram due to heavy fog in the area. Following the intense fog, three flights which were headed towards Cochin International Airport were diverted. Ernakulam district received heavy rainfall on Wednesday night, which resulted in heavy fog forming around the city of Kochi on …

Kochi-bound Air Arabia flight from UAE suffers hydraulic failure, lands safely amid full emergency at airport
2 years, 6 months ago

Kochi-bound Air Arabia flight from UAE suffers hydraulic failure, lands safely amid full emergency at airport

India TV News  

Highlights Full emergency was declared at Kochi airport after flight from UAE suffered hydraulic failure Air Arabia flight from Sharjah landed safely, all passengers, crew were safe Kochi airport has withdrawn the emergency, normal operations resumed Air Arabia Flight Emergency: A full emergency was declared for Kochi-bound Air Arabia flight from Sharjah after a hydraulic failure. "A full emergency was …

Hyderabad flights redirected owing to bad weather
2 years, 7 months ago

Hyderabad flights redirected owing to bad weather

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Due to bad weather conditions, flights which were supposed to land at Hyderabad International Airport were diverted to other airports on Tuesday evening. According to the authorities of India Meteorological Department, the weather condition at the Shamshabad airport was bad due to thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds, leading to the loss of visibility percentage, making it difficult …

Cochin Airport to facilitate 1190 flights per week starting from Sunday
2 years, 9 months ago

Cochin Airport to facilitate 1190 flights per week starting from Sunday

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: India's third busiest airport, Cochin International Airport Ltd will facilitate 1190 flights every week from Sunday as India will resume commercial international flights from March 27 after a gap of two years. CIAL's summer schedule will see 20 airlines operating to destinations abroad among which 16 are International carriers operating 261 weekly departures. "Air India Express, Air Asia Berhad, …

Kozhikode-bound Air India Express Flight Diverted to Kochi Airport After Facing Tyre Issue
3 years, 9 months ago

Kozhikode-bound Air India Express Flight Diverted to Kochi Airport After Facing Tyre Issue

News 18  

A Kozhikode-bound Air India Express flight from Riyadh was diverted and landed at the International Airport here in the wee hours of Sunday after the pilot detected a fault in one of its tyres mid-air, sources said here. The decision of the pilot to divert the flight to Kochi proved right as its faulty tyre burst immediately after the passengers …

Air India plane crash: What happened minutes after flight crash-landed on tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport
4 years, 5 months ago

Air India plane crash: What happened minutes after flight crash-landed on tabletop runway at Kozhikode airport

India TV News  

Air India Express plane with 190 onboard that crashed on Friday evening while attempting landing amid heavy rains at Kerala's Kozhikode airport has so far claimed 18 lives including both the pilots. According to NDTV, it has accessed details of what happened in the first 5 minutes after the Air India Express flight crashed at 7:40 pm and fell 35-feet …

Air India Express Plane Touched Down 1km from Beginning of Runway Before Crashing
4 years, 5 months ago

Air India Express Plane Touched Down 1km from Beginning of Runway Before Crashing

News 18  

The Air India Express plane, carrying 190 people from Dubai, on Friday touched down near a taxiway that is around 1,000 metres from the beginning of the runway at the Kozhikode airport before breaking up into two pieces, according to AAI. The pilot of the ill-fated flight — IX-1344 — could not sight the runway in the first landing attempt …

Plane Skidded Due to Slippery Runway, Says Aviation Minister as Death Toll in Kerala Crash Touches 18
4 years, 5 months ago

Plane Skidded Due to Slippery Runway, Says Aviation Minister as Death Toll in Kerala Crash Touches 18

News 18  

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said the Kerala plane crash appears to have been caused by a slippery runway as the Air India Express pilot attempted to land on the table top runway amid heavy rains. Pilot must have tried to bring the flight to the end of tabletop airport's runway where it skidded due to slippery …

Kerala Crash: Air India Plane Circled Karipur Airport as Pilot Tried to Land Twice in Bad Weather
4 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Crash: Air India Plane Circled Karipur Airport as Pilot Tried to Land Twice in Bad Weather

News 18  

The Air India Express plane that skidded off the tabletop runway at Karipur airport near Kerala's Kozhikode killing 19 people appears to have attempted to land twice at the airport, data from a popular global flight tracker website shows. Flightradar24, a Swedish firm that shows real-time commercial flight tracking information on a map, indicated that the Boeing 737 NG that …

Kozhikode crash: Air India Express plane touched down near taxiway, 1,000 metres from beginning of runway
4 years, 5 months ago

Kozhikode crash: Air India Express plane touched down near taxiway, 1,000 metres from beginning of runway

India Today  

The Air India Express plane, carrying 190 people from Dubai, on Friday touched down near a taxiway that is around 1,000 metres from the beginning of the runway at the Kozhikode airport before breaking up into two pieces, according to AAI. An AAI spokesperson said that runway 28 was in use and in the first landing attempt, the pilot could …

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 3 relief flights arranged
4 years, 5 months ago

Kozhikode plane crash: Air India Express says 3 relief flights arranged

India Today  

Air India Express said on Saturday that three relief flights had been arranged to Kozhikode in Kerala to assist passengers and their family members affected by the plane crash a day ago. It stated that Air India Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal, and Air India Express Chief Executive Officer K Shyam Sundar had already reached Kozhikode. Two special relief …

Pilot and co-pilot of Air India flight IX1344 killed as plane overshoots runway in Kerala
4 years, 5 months ago

Pilot and co-pilot of Air India flight IX1344 killed as plane overshoots runway in Kerala

India TV News  

An Air India Express plane with 191 people on board from Dubai skidded off the runway while landing at Kerala's Kozhikode on Friday. "Air india Express AXB1344, B737 Dubai to Calicut, person on board 191, visibility 2000 meter, heavy rain, after landing Runway 10, continue running to end of runway and fall down in the valley and broke down in …

Kerala: Air India flight with 190 onboard skids off runway in Kozhikode, both pilots among 18 dead
4 years, 5 months ago

Kerala: Air India flight with 190 onboard skids off runway in Kozhikode, both pilots among 18 dead

India Today  

A flight skidded off the runway at the Kozhikode International airport in Kerala, also known as the Karipur airport on Friday evening. The Air India Express plane overshot the runway at Kozhikode International Airport in Kerala around 7.41 pm on Friday. Visuals from Kozhikode airport The Directorate General of Civil Aviation issued a statement soon after the incident saying, "Air …

IndiGo Joins Hands With Indian Embassy in Moscow to Bring Back 212 Stranded Citizens
4 years, 5 months ago

IndiGo Joins Hands With Indian Embassy in Moscow to Bring Back 212 Stranded Citizens

News 18  

Low-cost carrier IndiGo announced that it operated a passenger charter flight from Moscow to Amritsar to Kochi on Sunday, bringing back a total of 212 Indians from the Russian capital. "The passengers who were mostly students flew home by the chartered flight en route Moscow – Amritsar – Kochi with the assistance of Embassy of India in Moscow, Russia and …

Delhi-bound IndiGo flight catches fire, makes emergency landing in Goa
5 years, 3 months ago

Delhi-bound IndiGo flight catches fire, makes emergency landing in Goa

India TV News  

A Goa to Delhi IndiGo flight returned to Goa Airport on Sunday after a technical glitch was detected on the flight. The IndiGo flight 6e-336 landed at the Dabolim Airport after 15 minutes of take-off. According to some media reports, the left engine of the IndiGo flight had caught fire mid-air. Earlier this month, aviation regulator DGCA had suspended two …

Shame on IndiGo: Angry flyers slam airline after Delhi flight stays on Mumbai runway for 6 hours
5 years, 4 months ago

Shame on IndiGo: Angry flyers slam airline after Delhi flight stays on Mumbai runway for 6 hours

India Today  

As Mumbai battled torrential rains on Wednesday, a Delhi-bound flight of IndiGo airlines was delayed by more than six hours at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport runway. Read these tweets: Passengers of indigo mumbai-delhi flight, suffering from past 6 hours on mumbai airport. @IndiGo6E @MumbaiPolice @abpnewshindi Pooja Rathi September 4, 2019 An Indigo flight from Mumbai to Delhi People Stuck …

Kerala floods: Rains subdue, Kochi airport reopened, massive relief work begins
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods: Rains subdue, Kochi airport reopened, massive relief work begins

Live Mint  

Rainfall activity in Kerala has eased following three days of torrential downpour that has left a trail of destruction, killing 60 people so far and displacing 227333 people into 1551 relief camps across the state. The government expects to end rescue operations on Sunday and focus on sending food and essential materials to relief camps on a war-footing, said chief …

Flight operations from Kochi airport to resume from Sunday
5 years, 5 months ago

Flight operations from Kochi airport to resume from Sunday

Live Mint  

Flight operations from the Kochi international airport here will resume at 12 noon on Sunday, an airport official said. Airlines are instructed to facilitate services accordingly," a Cochin International Airport Limited Spokesperson told reporters here Saturday. The Kochi International airport had on Friday suspended all operations till Sunday as the runway area in the airport was waterlogged due to floods. …

Kerala floods updates: Red alert in 8 districts, death toll rises to 46
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala floods updates: Red alert in 8 districts, death toll rises to 46

India Today  

Massive rains over the last two days in Kerala have led to many deaths and caused a landslide in Nilambur region of Malappuram district, in which reportedly over 40 people are stranded. #WATCH Pregnant woman rescued in flood-hit Palakkad district's Agali, in Kerala pic.twitter.com/hWcdvdkPYC ANI August 10, 2019 5:40 pm: Death toll in Kerala rises to 46 Kozhikode: 12 Wayanad: …

Kerala rains: Kochi International Airport suspends flight operations till Sunday
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: Kochi International Airport suspends flight operations till Sunday

India TV News  

All flight operations at Kochi International Airport were suspended on Friday after the runway was heavy waterlogged due to floods. "Kochi Airport closes operations till 1500 hrs of Sunday," a statement issued by the Airport said. The operations were suspended as there was a rise in water level in Periyar river and a canal adjacent to the airport due to …

Kerala rains: Kochi International Airport suspends all operations till Sunday due to heavy waterlogging
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: Kochi International Airport suspends all operations till Sunday due to heavy waterlogging

Firstpost  

The Kochi International Airport suspended all operations till Sunday as the runway area in the airport is waterlogged due to flood, the airport authorities said. Kochi: The Kochi International Airport on Friday suspended all operations till Sunday as the runway area in the airport is waterlogged due to flood, the airport authorities said. “Kochi Airport closes operations till 1500 hrs …

Kerala rains: Kochi airport shut for few days
5 years, 5 months ago

Kerala rains: Kochi airport shut for few days

Live Mint  

Amid heavy rainfall in Kerala, operations at the Cochin International Airport in Kochi were suspended till Sunday 3 pm. The official Twitter handle of Kerala CM tweeted, "CIAL has informed that the operations of the Cochin International Airport, Kochi will remain suspended till 1500 hrs of Sunday." "As the apron area is water logged due to the flood, all aircraft …

Air India Express to connect Kochi to Singapore
6 years, 3 months ago

Air India Express to connect Kochi to Singapore

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The national budget carrier Air India Express is set to convert the current three days a week connectivity from Kochi to Singapore via Madurai into a daily one via Bangalore, which also will be an additional destination for the carrier. At present, Air India Express operates Kochi-Singapore service via Madurai thrice a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The …

Kochi airport resumes operations after 14 days
6 years, 4 months ago

Kochi airport resumes operations after 14 days

Live Mint  

Kochi: The Kochi airport resumed operations this afternoon, a fortnight after it was shut due to floods that wreaked havoc across Kerala. The airport has commenced full-scale operations -- both international and domestic -- with an Indigo flight from Ahmedabad making the first landing at around 2.05 pm, said a spokesperson of the CIAL, the company that operates it. The …

Cochin airport to reopen on 29 August, officials say 90 percent staff got affected by Kerala floods
6 years, 4 months ago

Cochin airport to reopen on 29 August, officials say 90 percent staff got affected by Kerala floods

Firstpost  

Cochin International Airport which was shut on 15 August due to Kerala floods, will reopen on 29 August Kochi: Flight operations from the flood-hit international airport, which was rendered non functional for over a week, will resume from 29 August instead of 26 August as announced earlier. “The decision to extend the date was taken at a meeting at Cochin …

Indian Navy calls off rescue operations in Kerala
6 years, 4 months ago

Indian Navy calls off rescue operations in Kerala

India Today  

The Southern Naval Command, today, recalled all rescue teams deployed for Kerala. Operation Madad was launched on August 9 to assist the Kerala state administration to undertake disaster relief operations. No help: Swami Chakrapani's Kerala flood relief advice belongs in the trash Moreover, two ships of the Western Naval Command, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai, also arrived at Kochi with …

Kochi airport to function from Aug. 26
6 years, 4 months ago

Kochi airport to function from Aug. 26

The Hindu  

Kerala’s busiest airport at Kochi is getting ready to resume operations on August 26 after being shut last week following severe flooding of the facility. The rise in water levels damaged the terminal building, the runway, crucial navigation equipment and washed away a third of the perimeter wall, causing an estimated loss of ₹250 crore, officials said. The instrument landing …

Kerala floods: Cochin International Airport suffers massive loss of over Rs 220 crore, expected to reopen from August 26
6 years, 4 months ago

Kerala floods: Cochin International Airport suffers massive loss of over Rs 220 crore, expected to reopen from August 26

India TV News  

The Cochin International Airport has suffered an estimated loss of more than Rs 220 crores in the floods, an official said on Tuesday. He added that the CIAL management has launched rebuilding of the damaged infrastructure including 2.5 kilometre long airport walls that collapse following the relentless overflow of the Periyar river. The runway, taxi bay, duty-free shops and other …

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