Kerala airport to halt flights for 5 hours on November 9 for ‘Alpassi Arattu’ procession
Flight operations at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport will be halted for five hours on November 9 to allow the ‘Alpassi Arattu’ procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. This centuries-old tradition, crossing the runway, continues despite airport developments and recent management changes. Service updates are available with respective airlines. Notification is issued twice yearly for this bi-annual event.