Poor visibility forces diversion of 3 flights at Kochi

Due to poor visibility, three flights scheduled to land at the Nedumbassery airport near here this morning were diverted to different places.

Oman Airways Oman-Kochi flight was diverted to Bangalore, airport sources said.

Two Air India flights - Thiruvananthapuram-Kochi-Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram-Mumbai-Kochi - were diverted to the Kerala capital due to poor visibility conditions which prevailed from 6.30 am to 8 am, they said.

Flight operations resumed after the visibility become normal, the sources said.