Five Colombo-bound Flights Diverted to Thiruvananthapuram Airport Due to Bad Weather

Thiruvananthapuram: Five flights were diverted to the international airport in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday due to bad weather conditions in Colombo. Five flights, bound for Sri Lanka were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram on Friday,

reported PTI, citing the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL) said. Among the diverted flights - three from the Middle East region and one each from Malaysia and India. Two were Srilankan Airline flights, one each from Dubai and Doha, one was an Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi and one an AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur, the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL) said. The fifth was an Indigo flight from Mumbai to Colombo, it said.The Etihad Airways aircraft landed here at 3.44 am, the AirAsia flight at 4.37 am and the Srilankan Airlines flights at 7.44 am and 7.55 am, TIAL said. The Indigo flight landed here at 9.49 am, it added.This comes as the region is bracing for cyclonic storm Ditwah. Cyclone Ditwah is very likely to reach southwest Bay of Bengal near north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts by early morning of November 30, the weather office said on Friday.The cyclonic storm lay 320 km south-southeast of Karaikal, 430 km south-southeast of Puducherry and 530 km south of Chennai on Friday and is very likely to continue to move north-northwestwards across Sri Lanka coast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal and reach north Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh coasts, the IMD said in its bulletin.The cyclone is expected to surf the sea and move parallel to the TN coast.With the Cauvery Delta districts and the coastal areas set to receive rain, the government has advised the district collectors to remain vigilant and launch appropriate rescue and relief measures. Fishermen have been warned not to venture into the sea.