Coimbatore airport ready to receive diverted flights: official
10/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER,COIMBATORE
In the wake of Kochi Airport stopping flight operations till Sunday due to heavy rain, the Coimbatore International Airport is prepared to receive diverted flights, a senior airport official said here on Friday.
No firm schedules have arrived yet regarding the diversion of flights, the official told The Hindu. Various airlines are in talks with the officials of the Coimbatore International Airport and are in the process of obtaining the necessary approvals before finalising the diversions, the official said.
Meanwhile, airport sources confirmed that a flight from Singapore to Kochi was diverted to Coimbatore on Thursday night due to bad weather. The MI 468 flight, with 162 passengers and eight crew members on board, landed at the Coimbatore airport at around 10 p.m. on Thursday.
While some passengers made their own arrangements for travel to their destinations, the airline arranged accommodation in nearby hotels, according to the sources.
However, the official said that the MI 468 flight's landing was not planned earlier.
10/08/2019, STAFF REPORTER,COIMBATORE
In the wake of Kochi Airport stopping flight operations till Sunday due to heavy rain, the Coimbatore International Airport is prepared to receive diverted flights, a senior airport official said here on Friday.
No firm schedules have arrived yet regarding the diversion of flights, the official told The Hindu. Various airlines are in talks with the officials of the Coimbatore International Airport and are in the process of obtaining the necessary approvals before finalising the diversions, the official said.
Meanwhile, airport sources confirmed that a flight from Singapore to Kochi was diverted to Coimbatore on Thursday night due to bad weather. The MI 468 flight, with 162 passengers and eight crew members on board, landed at the Coimbatore airport at around 10 p.m. on Thursday.
While some passengers made their own arrangements for travel to their destinations, the airline arranged accommodation in nearby hotels, according to the sources.
However, the official said that the MI 468 flight's landing was not planned earlier.
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