30% flights cancelled at Madurai airport

TNN | Mar 20, 2020, 04.47 AM IST

Madurai: Covid-19 scare has resulted in the cancellation of at least 30% of flights, both domestic and international, at the Madurai International Airport on Thursday. Officials said that while some flights were cancelled due to lack of patronage in the wake of Covid-19, some had to be cancelled as a precautionary measure as per instructions from AAI.

An official from Madurai airport said all the services between Madurai and Colombo have been cancelled, while flights to Singapore have already been cancelled. A few domestic flights connecting destinations like Chennai and Bengaluru have also been cancelled due to poor occupancy. In Tuticorin, of the six flights connecting Tuticorin with Chennai (5) and Bengaluru (1), two have been cancelled every day during the course of this week due to poor occupancy. Tuticorin airport director N Subramanian said that SpiceJet has cancelled two of its morning flights from and to Chennai from March 21 to April 30. Sources from Madurai airport said the cancellations left many passengers fuming. The airlines were opaque in letting fliers know the status of the upcoming flights. Passengers were asked to visit in person.