Kochi Airport

Project To Stop Floods In Kochi Airport Soon, Says Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 13, 2018

Kerala government would soon implement a project to prevent flooding of the Kochi airport and nearby areas as witnessed during the August flood, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Wednesday.

"Didn't Come To Create Problems": Trupti Desai May Ditch Sabarimala Plan

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday November 16, 2018

Activist Trupti Desai has told NDTV that she may reconsider her visit to the Sabarimala hill shrine in view of law-and-order concerns in the area. "The police are concerned about situation here. They have asked us to return, but promised to help us the next time we decide to come," she said over the phone from Kochi airport, which has been picketed...

Activist Trupti Desai Drops Sabarimala Visit Plan Amid Protests: 10 Facts

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday November 16, 2018

Activist Trupti Desai has called off her plan to visit the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala over concerns of law and order, and is returning to Pune. Although the seven-member group led by the Pune-based activist arrived at the Kochi airport this morning, she was unable to leave the building or even hail a taxi because of the protesters outside. Ms Tru...

"Trupti Desai An RSS Activist": Kerala Minister On Her Sabarimala Plan

India News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Jayanth Jacob | Friday November 16, 2018

A Kerala minister on Friday said women rights activist Trupti Desai who has been blocked at Kochi airport is an RSS activist and she is being used by the BJP to further its political agenda in the state in the name of Lord Ayyappa, the deity at Sabarimala temple.

Asked To Return By Police, Says Trupti Desai As Sabarimala Temple Reopens

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday November 16, 2018

Activist Trupti Desai, who wants to enter Kerala's Sabarimala temple in defiance of a decades-old custom on women of menstrual age, says she has been asked by the police to return from the Kochi airport due to hundreds of protesters blocking it since she she landed 13 hours ago early this morning. The hilltop shrine opened at 5 pm today for a two-m...

Activist Trupti Desai To Return Amid Protests At Sabarimala Temple: Updates

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Saturday November 17, 2018

As the Sabarimala temple doors are set to open to devotees again, Kerala braces for more protests. Early this morning, activist Trupti Desai arrived at the Kochi airport and faced stiff protests by BJP activists who had gathered there along with several protesters.

Gold Bars From Plane Toilet, Foreign Currency Seized At Kochi Airport

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 10, 2018

Foreign currency and gold worth lakhs of rupees have been seized at the international airport in Kochi in separate cases, an official said Tuesday. The officials also recovered gold bars from the toilet of a plane.

Kochi Airport To Reopen Today After 15-Day Shutdown, First Flight At 2 PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 29, 2018

With the Cochin international airport or CIAL set to resume operations today, private carriers Jet Airways and Indigo had on Tuesday said they will restart services which were discontinued from August 14 after the airport was shut due to flooding.

Kochi Airport To Resume Operations From August 29

Kerala News | ANI | Tuesday August 28, 2018

Kerala Floods: Airline websites have started to facilitate the journey planner for passengers from and on August 29.

Kochi Airport, Closed Due To Heavy Flooding And Rain, To Reopen August 29

India News | Edited By Soumyajit Majumder | Wednesday August 22, 2018

The Cochin International Airport, shut on August 15 due to floods, will reopen on August 29, three days later than earlier announced.

Kerala Flood Highlights: Kochi Airport To Resume Operations On August 29

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Thursday August 23, 2018

As Kerala struggles to recover from devastating floods, the worst in over a century, experts on Tuesday said that certain warnings and predictions had gone unheeded. Kerala, criss-crossed by 44 rivers and backwaters, a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes running parallel to the Arabian Sea.

Kochi Airport Suffers Estimated Loss Of Over Rs 220 Crore In Floods

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 21, 2018

The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has suffered an estimated loss of over Rs. 220 crores in the floods, an official said today.

"Don't Have Words": Kerala Family's Devastating Homecoming After Floods

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday August 20, 2018

Kerala flood: The scale of devastation after Kerala's worst floods in a century is emerging as families return to their homes after days in relief camps. Suresh John and his family left their two-storey house in Chalakudi when the floodwaters rose 10 feet, almost submerging the building. They were forced to leave the dog.

Kerala Floods "Severe Calamity", Says Centre; Focus On Relief: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday August 21, 2018

Efforts to restore essential services are going on parallel with relief and rescue in Kerala, where at least a thousand people are still stranded at five villages around Chengannur - a town in Alappuzha. Phone connectivity has been restored in 90 per cent of the state and there is enough fuel and animal fodder, the authorities said after a meeting....

Amid Kerala Floods, Air India Considering Operating From Kochi Naval Base

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India will operate a 'proving flight' to Kochi's naval base today to study the safety aspects of operating ATR-type aircraft- a 70-seater smaller aircraft that can land even in shorter runway span from there, a spokesperson of the national carrier said.