Thiruvananthapuram Airport: Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (TIAL) informed on Wednesday that the flight service will be suspended from 4 pm to 9 pm on April 21.
Thiruvananthapuram Airport: There will be a ban on aircraft movement for five hours on April 21 at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (TIAL) gave this information on Wednesday. TIAL said that the ‘Penkuni Aarattu’ procession originating from Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple will pass through the airport airstrip and during this time it has been decided to keep the flight service suspended for five hours to avoid any kind of inconvenience.
Airport will remain closed at this time
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (TIAL) gave this information on Wednesday. He said that the flight service will be suspended from 4 pm to 9 pm on April 21.
Airport is closed twice every year
According to TIAL, the updated flight timings of the planes have been made available to the concerned aviation companies. The airport has been halting flight operations twice every year for decades and changing their schedules so that the age-old traditional pilgrimage to the temple, which is undertaken twice a year, does not face any hindrance in passing through the airstrip.
Tradition continues since 1932
The use of the airstrip to transport the idols to the Shangumugham beach for bathing in the yatra began centuries ago and the tradition continues since the establishment of the airport in 1932.
