Kerala floods: With airport shut, Alliance Air to use Cochin naval base

Alliance Air will start scheduled commercial flights using ATRs between Bengaluru and Cochin Naval Airbase from August 20

Alliance Air, a subsidiary of Air India, will use the Cochin Naval Airbase because the main airport's operations have come to a standstill due to the floods in Kerala.  

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu tweeted saying that in view of disruption of flights from Cochin airport due to floods, a joint team sent by the Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved starting of scheduled commercial flights using ATRs by Alliance Air between Bengaluru and Cochin Naval Airbase from August 20.