Airlines including Air India cancel flights; passengers in crisis

KOCHI: Many flights have been cancelled after Iran launched a missile attack in Qatar. Gulf countries have closed their airspace. Airlines including Air India have temporarily suspended flights to the Middle East for security reasons. Eight flights from Kochi to the Middle East have been cancelled overnight and early morning. With this, air passengers are in a serious crisis.

The Thiruvananthapuram-Bahrain Gulf Air flight that departed from Kochi at 10 pm last night was called back to the airport. The Air India Express flight that departed at 6.53 pm yesterday was also diverted. This flight landed in Muscat.
Flights cancelled
AI 953- Kochi Doha- 12.50 AM - Cancelled
AI 933 Kochi - Dubai 11.05 AM - Cancelled
A1 934 Dubai - Kochi 14.45 PM - Cancelled
IX 954 - Kuwait - Kochi Air India Express flight scheduled to depart at 8.15 AM will depart at 9.55 AM
IX 441 - Kochi - Muscat 8.55 AM - Cancelled
IX 475 - Kochi - Doha - 6.50 PM - Cancelled
IX 461 - Kochi - Kuwait 9.55 PM - Cancelled
Kochi Ras Al Khaimah Indigo flight scheduled to depart at 12.30 AM has been cancelled (6E1493)