New Delhi: Kerala's Kochi airport on Wednesday extended the suspension of all flight operations till Saturday afternoon as its runway and parking area got flooded due to heavy rain in the state. An official notice said "Kochi Airport operations temporarily suspended till 18th Saturday 2 PM since the inflow of water is still on a raising trend. The same is due to heavy inflow of water consequent to opening of dams. This is done to minimize the inconvenience to passengers and as a precautionary measure to ensure operational safety."
Here are top updates on Kochi airport shutdown, Kerala rain
- Red alert: Rain continued unabated in Kerala on Wednesday. As many as 47 people are reported to have died due to the rain. A red alert has been sounded in 12 of the 14 districts of Kerala.
- Airlines including IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet have announced suspension of their operations to Kochi. "All flights to/fro Kochi, stand cancelled till Aug 16, 2018 due to runway unavailability owing to flood situation. For cancellations/rescheduling, please visit bit.Ly/2ndGnZ8 We hope everything gets normal soon," IndiGo said in a tweet. Air India tweeted, "In view of suspension of operations at @KochiAirport, penalties on no-show, date/flight change or cancellations on all confirmed tickets to and from Cochin are waived off. Pax may contact #airindia call centre or #airindia website."
15/08/18 ZeeBiz
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Here are top updates on Kochi airport shutdown, Kerala rain
- Red alert: Rain continued unabated in Kerala on Wednesday. As many as 47 people are reported to have died due to the rain. A red alert has been sounded in 12 of the 14 districts of Kerala.
- Airlines including IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet have announced suspension of their operations to Kochi. "All flights to/fro Kochi, stand cancelled till Aug 16, 2018 due to runway unavailability owing to flood situation. For cancellations/rescheduling, please visit bit.Ly/2ndGnZ8 We hope everything gets normal soon," IndiGo said in a tweet. Air India tweeted, "In view of suspension of operations at @KochiAirport, penalties on no-show, date/flight change or cancellations on all confirmed tickets to and from Cochin are waived off. Pax may contact #airindia call centre or #airindia website."
15/08/18 ZeeBiz
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