THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Trivandrum International Airport will remain closed on Friday from 10am to 6pm in view of the threat posed by Cyclone Burevi that will pass through the district in the afternoon.
As per the decision taken by the authorities concerned, the airport will not operate except for search, rescue and relief operations.
District collector Navjot Khosa said that a review meeting will be held at 4pm on Friday.
During this meeting, the conditions will be assessed according to which the decision on resuming operations will be taken.
As many as six flight services will be affected owing to suspension of operations. These include seven domestic flight services and two services that are part of Vande Bharat Mission.
Trivandrum-Bengaluru Indigo flight that departs at 10 am, Hyderabad-Trivandrum Indigo flight that arrives at 10.15 am, Delhi-Trivandrum Vistara flight that arrives at 10.45 am, Chennai-Trivandrum Indigo flight that arrives at 11.10 am, Kannur-Trivandrum Indigo flight that arrives at 1.10 pm, Bengaluru-Trivandrum Indigo flight that arrives at 5.20pm and Delhi- Trivandrum Air India flight that arrives at 4.50pm are the domestic flights which have been suspended.
Air India Express and Indigo flights scheduled to depart to Sharjah at 1.40pm and 1.55pm respectively are the Vanda Bharat Mission flights that have been suspended.
The district collector also said that there will be no restrictions for public movement in the district on Friday. Public transport will also be operational. However, people are still advised to remain indoors during the day.