Hundreds of passengers bound for Kochi, India, were stranded for hours as Emirates, Etihad and Air India Express flights experienced disruptions and delays
Hundreds of passengers bound for Kochi, India, were stranded for hours as Emirates, Etihad and Air India Express flights experienced disruptions and delays following the temporary closure of Kochi airport on Monday morning.
The closure came after a Gulf Air aircraft with 137 passengers and six crew skidded off the runway and was run aground in mud at 3.55am, injuring seven passengers.
Etihad Airways flight EY280, which departed from Abu Dhabi on Sunday, was rerouted to Thiruvananthapuram. Passengers were then transported by road to Kochi. The return flight EY281 from Kochi was cancelled on Monday. No further disruption is expected.
A spokesperson of Etihad told Khaleej Times that Etihad will operate a second A320 aircraft to provide additional capacity on the route
The other delayed flights include Air India Express flight from Sharjah, which was supposed to depart at 1.30pm, Sharjah-Kochi Air India flight scheduled to depart at 12.05am and the Dubai-Kochi Air India Express flight, scheduled to leave at 11.55pm.
All the flights are fully booked due to the Eid holidays and upcoming Onam celebrations in Kerala. Most of the passengers of the Air India Express Sharjah-Kochi flight have been provided with hotel accommodation while some preferred to go home.
29/08/11 Lily B. Libo-on and Sajila Saseendran/Khaleej Times
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