The Air India Express flights from Kozhikode are delayed on Thursday due to heavy rains in the district. The flights to Abu Dhabi and Muscat will also be re-routed, according to Manorama News. On Wednesday night, an Air India flight from Doha to Kozhikode was rerouted first to Kannur and later to Mangalore due to heavy rain.
The flight, which was supposed to land in Kozhikode at 7.30 pm, landed in Mangalore at 9.30 pm.
Around 180 passengers, including children, pregnant women and unwell flyers were forced to continue inside the flight, until it took off for Kozhikode, this morning. Flyers also complained that food and other facilities were not arranged by the airline, despite the delay. An orange alert is in place in Kozhikode till Saturday.
Travellers concerned Manorama News reported that passengers of the Air India Express flights to Abu Dhabi and Muscat are concerned whether the delay of the flights are due to the strike that affected many of its services in the past few days. However, the airline has assured the flyers that they will conduct services as soon as the weather improves..
