Civil flights to operate from Kochi Naval Base after CIAL closure

Flood water being pumped out of the apron area of the Cochin International Airport, where flight operations are suspended till 3pm on Sunday. Photo: Robert Vinod

All aircraft operations at the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) have been suspended till 3pm on Sunday (August 11). The decision was taken since the airport has been waterlogged.

The Indian Navy has opened the Kochi Naval Base Airport following requests from the Kerala government. Civil flights from now operate from the Naval Base.

Meanwhile, the Cochin airport authorities have set up two emergency contact numbers: 0484- 3053500, 9072604009

Here is the list of the flights diverted or cancelled from CIAL.

  • Services of Air Asia International on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled.
  • Friday's flights from Qatar have been diverted to Trivandrum International Airport.
  • Oman flights on Saturday, Sunday and Monday will be operated from Trivandrum International Airport.
  • Kuwait flights on Friday and Saturday have been cancelled.
  • Fly Dubai will be operating from Trivandrum airport on Friday.
  • Services of Gulf Air have been cancelled on Friday and Saturday.
  • AI 510 will be operating from Trivandrum on Friday.
  • All Air India flights on Saturday will be operating from Trivandrum
  • All passengers travelling by Friday's EK532/533 have been rebooked to Trivandrum. The airlines have sent SMS regarding this.

Airlines' local contact numbers are:

AIR INDIA

1860 233 1407

044 6692 1455

022 2706 7001

AI EXPRESS

044- 4001 3001

044-2430 1930

ALLIANCE AIR

1800 180 1407

AIR ARABIA

022-7100 4777

AIR ASIA

080-6766 2222

080 4666 2222

ETIHAD

1800 209 0808

0484-2611 770

0484-2611 771

EMIRATES

91670 03333

FLY DUBAI

0484-4855 588

GO AIR

1860 2100 999

022 - 6273 2111

022-4505 6000

GULF AIR

00 97317373737

INDIGO

0124-6173838

099 1038 3838

JAZEERA

0096562221770

0096522282040

KUWAIT

0484-2382 574

0484-238 2575

0484-238 2576

MALINDO

011-4359 6437

OMAN AIR

012 4642 1111

0096 8245 31111

QATAR

079 4021 6698

079 6155 6000

00974 4023 0000

SAUDIA

0484-2371012

0484-2373536

0484-2352689

0484-2372199

SILKAIR

0065 223 8888

SPICEJET

9871803333

096 5400 3300

096 5400 3333

SRI LANKAN AIRWAYS

0484-236 20 42/43/44

0094 7102 12 324

TIGER

000 800 852 1400

00617 3295 2104

VISTARA

9289 22 8888

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