Kerala Floods: Cochin Naval air base to be used for commercial operations

The Central government on Thursday agreed to open the Cochin Naval air base for commercial operations following a request by the Kerala government, officials said.…

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The Central government on Thursday agreed to open the Cochin Naval air base for commercial operations following a request by the Kerala government, officials said.

On Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sought the permission of the Central government to allow the Naval air base for use by airlines as the Cochin International Airport would remain closed due to floods.

According to government sources, the Centre has accepted the state government’s request to allow flights to arrive at the Naval air base.

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Thiruvananthapuram: Rescuers evacuate people from a flood-hit locality, in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, Aug 15, 2018. (PTI Photo)
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Being a small airport, flights like Boeing 737 can be handled at the base and CIAL authorities are having discussions with the airline authorities on this.

Meanwhile, CIAL suffered a huge setback on Thursday as their Rs600 million (Dh31 million)  solar power plant, one of the biggest in an airport spread over 45 acres, was submerged in the flood waters.

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