The Cochin International Airport informed Thursday that the airport will be shut for flight operations till August 26, 2 pm due to incessant rains in flood-hit Kerala. There has been no let-up in the torrential rains in the state. The Air Navigation Services wing of the Airport Authority of India has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) till August 26, due to which air services will remain suspended till then.
Meanwhile, low-cost domestic airline IndiGo issued a statement announcing the suspension of their flights operating to and from Cochin for now.