Gulf flights to Kochi diverted again

Flights from Gulf continues to be diverted away from the Kochi international airport fog and poor visibility disrupted schedules for the third week in a row.
While five international flights were diverted earlier this morning, last week another six were diverted to nearby airports and many more during the middle of November.
According to airport officials the visibility levels dropped to less than 600 metres, which led to the disruptions.
Among the flights that were diverted today are that of Emirates, Etihad, Air Arabia and Air India.
Emirates Fight scheduled to reach the airport at 3.20am from Dubai was diverted to Thiruvananthapuram and later returned to Kochi at 7.20am.
Etihad Airlines Flight from Abu Dhabi, scheduled to reach at 3.25am, was also diverted to Thiruvananthapuram. Another Gulf Air flight from Bahrain was diverted to Chennai.
Other flights including an Air Arabia flight from Sharjah and Air India flight arriving from Riyad via Mumbai was diverted to Kozhikode.
09/12/10 Joseph George/Emirates 24-7, UAE

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Categories: Airports Dec 2010, Foreign Dec 2010