Colombo-bound flights of Turkish and Sri Lankan airlines diverted to Thiruvananthapuram—here’s why
Colombo-bound flights of Turkish and Sri Lankan airlines were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday due to adverse weather conditions, ANI reported.
According to Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Ltd (TIAL), one of the diverted flights was a Turkish Airlines service from Istanbul, carrying 258 passengers and 10 crew members. The other flight was a Sri Lankan Airlines flight from Dammam in Saudi Arabia with 188 people onboard, comprising 8 crew members, PTI reported.
