{"id":27720,"date":"2022-10-31T17:31:21","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=27720"},"modified":"2022-10-31T17:34:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T12:04:04","slug":"thiruvananthapuram-airport-to-suspended-flights-services-for-five-hours-on-nov-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/31\/thiruvananthapuram-airport-to-suspended-flights-services-for-five-hours-on-nov-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiruvananthapuram airport to  suspend flights services for five hours on Nov 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Thiruvananthapuram International Airport suspends its flight services every year at the time of the traditional Arattu procession (Arattu- ritualistic bath of the deity).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thiruvananthapuram-international-airport\">Thiruvananthapuram International Airport<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Flight services at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trivandrumairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thiruvananthapuram International Airport<\/a><\/strong> in Kerala will remain suspended for five hours on Tuesday, the airport authorities have stated. In a release, the airport said the services will remain suspended on November 1 ahead of the Alpassi Arattu procession of Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14142_1608280759.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14142_1608280759.webp 640w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14142_1608280759-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/14142_1608280759-300x169.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Thiruvananthapuram International Airport | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To enable and facilitate the smooth continuation of a centuries-old ritual by Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple for the Alpassi Arattu procession, through the runway of the Thiruvananthapuram International airport, the flight services shall remain suspended from 1600 to 2100 hours on the 1st November 2022,&#8221; the report from the airport stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The domestic and international services have been rescheduled for this time and updated timings shall be available from the respective airlines, it told.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>This century-old Vishnu temple was traditionally handled by the temple&#8217;s heirs, former Travancore ruler Marthanda Varma for more than 1,000 years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thiruvananthapuram International airport suspends its flight services every year at the time of the traditional Arattu procession (Arattu- ritualistic bath of the deity).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read             <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/05\/six-flights-from-the-middle-east-bound-for-the-kozhikode-airport-diverted-to-kochi-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Six flights from the middle-east bound for the Kozhikode Airport diverted to Kochi | Exclusive<\/a>                 <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/01\/pakistan-airlines-issues-clarification-after-wear-underwear-dress-code-triggers-backlash-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pakistan Airlines issues clarification after \u2018wear underwear\u2019 dress code triggers backlash | Exclusive<\/a>        <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/28\/lift-launches-daily-3-flights-between-durban-johannesburg-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lift launches daily 3 flights between Durban &amp; Johannesburg | Exclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During this procession, the idol of Lord Vishnu is carried to the Shankumugham Beach, which is just behind the airport in Thiruvananthapuram, and on the occasion, the deity is given a &#8216;holy dip&#8217; twice a year, even before the airport was established in 1932.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before closing it for the bi-annual festival, the airport gives a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), as it takes place twice a year, first between March and April for the Panguni festival and then in October and November to celebrate Alphasy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-scaled-600x338.webp 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-750x422.webp 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/878615-1140x641.webp 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the procession, the priests in Garuda Vahanas along with 100 people and 4 elephants decked with rich decorative coverings, carry Utsav Vigraha of deities Padmanabhaswamy, Narasimha Moorthy, and Krishna Swami and walk through this long runway to Shankumugham Beach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After the dip in this beach, the idols will be taken back to the temple with the procession marked with traditional torches, marking the conclusion of this festival.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thiruvananthapuram airport to  suspended flights services for five hours on Nov 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":27721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7215,7216,6761,416],"tags":[152,392,104,79,2030,393,142,115,81,4688],"class_list":{"0":"post-27720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-airline-news","8":"category-aviation-news","9":"category-news","10":"category-quick-updates","11":"tag-airlines","12":"tag-airlines-news","13":"tag-airport","14":"tag-aviation","15":"tag-aviation-a2z-news","16":"tag-aviation-news","17":"tag-flight","18":"tag-india","19":"tag-latest-aviation-news","20":"tag-thiruvananthapuram-international-airport"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27726,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27720\/revisions\/27726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}