Soon, you’ll be able to fly to Europe and Africa from Kochi

In a major development, travellers waiting in Kerala to fly to Europe and Africa will be able to reach their destination very soon! Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has assured travellers that there will soon be flights with services to Europe and Africa from the Cochin International Airport.

The announcement comes as a relief for lakhs of travellers who were looking for direct flights from Kerala. The CM, addressing the annual general body meeting of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), also discussed the plans for the renovation of the Terminal 2 at the airport; the work will start from next month.
Moreover, Kerala has revised its domestic travel advisory and fully-vaccinated travellers do not require a negative RT-PCR test result to enter the state. The decision was made by the state government after analysing the pace of the vaccination. All they need is to show their valid vaccination certificate for both doses.

Air India took to Twitter and said, "Important update for Domestic Passengers."

Kerala has been seeing a major spike in COVID-19 positive cases for a long time. In the last 24 hours, the state has reported 26701 new cases and 74 deaths. According to the state health minister, the total number of deaths recorded in the state has reached 21496.

Given the current situation, the CM confirmed that night curfew and Sunday lockdowns will continue in Kerala.