Rain delays Gulf flight arrivals at Kochi airport

Heavy rains have forced the international airport at Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala with dozens of flights either cancelled or diverted including many from the UAE and other Gulf states.

According to airport officials, the runway at Kochi airport has been temporarily closed because of waterlogging.

An Air India Express flight from Sharjah scheduled to land at Kochi airport at 4.25am has been delayed and according to the airport arrivals status will only be able to land there at 22.50 at night.

Another Air India flight from Sharjah scheduled to arrive at 19:00 hours has been delayed by an hour.

Several other flights have been diverted to other airports.

According to reports, a Kochi-bound Saudi Airlines flight with 300 passengers on board had to be diverted.

The airport has been shut down till tomorrow due to water-logging. One report said at least 126 flights and nearly 11,000 passengers have been affected.
 

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