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Mortal remains of 20 Indian nationals, including Santhanaselvam Krishnan killed in a drone strike on a Kuwaiti desalination plant, arrived in Kerala. The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has claimed eight Indian lives so far, with one person still missing. The Indian mission in Kuwait is coordinating with local authorities for the repatriation of all deceased nationals.

UAE airspace has returned to normal operations following a temporary closure by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) due to escalating regional tensions. The precautionary measure, implemented to ensure flight safety amid Gulf developments, briefly disrupted operations at Dubai International Airport and affected flights, including an Emirates service from Kochi.

Indians stranded in Dubai and Abu Dhabi have begun returning home, arriving at Delhi, Mumbai, and Kochi airports. Passengers described a tense atmosphere with some hearing explosive sounds, but noted that local administrations managed the situation well. Despite some anxiety, many expressed relief and gratitude for their safe return.

Middle East tensions have grounded hundreds of flights across India, leaving passengers stranded for days. Major airports like Delhi, Mumbai, and Kochi reported widespread cancellations and delays. Airlines including Air India and IndiGo have suspended services through affected airspace, impacting travel to Gulf nations. The disruptions are expected to continue.

Umrah pilgrimage from Kerala is severely disrupted due to large-scale flight cancellations amid Middle East conflict. Hundreds of pilgrims face cancelled departures and stranded return journeys, impacting advance bookings and hotel payments. The limited Umrah season window and upcoming Haj pilgrimage add to the urgency and financial concerns for operators.

Customs Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) has foiled a bizarre attempt to smuggle gold by dipping bath towels in liquid gold at the cochin international airport Ltd (Cial).

The cochin international airport Ltd (Cial) is gearing up to adopt sterner environmental regulations as the airport is set to record 50,000 aircraft movements annually in one or two years.

cochin international airport Ltd will soon deploy full-body x-ray passenger scanners in its departure counters. The move is in line with bureau of civil aviation security's (BCAS) decision to install scanners in airports to accelerate the passenger clearance process and end manual frisking without compromising security.

The cochin international airport Ltd (Cial) is gearing up to be transformed into a major cargo destination in south India with the construction of its dedicated international cargo terminal nearing completion. Cial sources confirmed that the terminal will be inaugurated by September thereby augmenting the airport’s daily international cargo handling capacity by at least 100 tonnes.

Nearly two hours after stopping arrival operation at 1.10 pm, cochin international airport Limited (Cial) resumed all its operations at 3.05 pm on Thursday afternoon. The airport had stopped its arrival operation for about 40 minutes after a shutter of the Idukki dam was raised 50 cm at 12.30 pm on Thursday.

TV anchor and motivational speaker Clince Varghese who landed in a soup for sending false hijack threat at Kochi on November 13 while boarding the Mumbai flight recollects the eventful mishap

The air intelligence unit (AIU) of customs at cochin international airport Ltd (Cial) on Wednesday seized foreign-origin gold paste sandwiched between two layers of undergarments, totaling 1,128 grams (including the weight of underwear) from two international passengers.

The employees of cochin international airport Ltd (Cial) donated Rs 2.019 crore to the chief minister's disaster relief fund (CMDRF).

A man was arrested at the cochin international airport here on Wednesday for arriving on a forged passport from Saudi Arabia.

Customs on Thursday seized 30 gold bars, weighing 3.5kg from a passenger at cochin international airport Ltd. The bars worth Rs 95 lakh were smuggled by 25-year-old Jazeer hailing from Thamarassery.

Security at the cochin international airport was scaled up on Friday after airport authorities were alerted about threat to the AI flight on Mumbai-Kochi sector on October 25 and Ahmedabad-Mumbai sector on Friday.

Security was beefed up at the cochin international airport Ltd (Cial) following a bomb threat to Air India (AI) flights.

The CBI team probing the recent gold smuggling incident at cochin international airport has asked two airline operators to provide details of those who have travelled to the Gulf countries recently.

A DIG's report to the High Court highlights lapses by police, airport, and hospital staff in the case of Suraj Lama, a deportee who died after arriving in Kochi. The report urges a standard operating procedure for deportee transit and accommodation to prevent future tragedies.

cochin international airport Limited (Cial) has marked a substantial increase in volume of passengers.