The worldwide airport in Kerala is scheduled to witness disruption in flight operations on November 9 on the event of the ‘Alpassi Arattu’ procession from Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
On the approaching Saturday, the Thiruvananthapuram Worldwide Airport Ltd (TIAL) will droop flights for 5 hours.
Taking to social media platform X (previously Twitter), TIAL stated, “The runway at Thiruvananthapuram Worldwide Airport stays closed twice a yr for the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple procession to move by way of.”
The passenger advisory issued on November 2 states that flight operations will probably be suspended on November 9 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. It urged passengers to verify the up to date flight timings with their respective flights.
The put up provides, “The apply of the procession taking the airport path to achieve the Shangumugham Seaside for the holy bathtub of the idols started centuries in the past. This ritual continues even after the Airport was established in 1932, making certain that the tradition and traditions of the area stays intact.”
The ‘Alpassi Arattu’ procession takes place yearly and crosses the airport runway on its route. The procession route heads to Shangumugham Seaside, which is taken into account to be the holy place the place the idols are ceremonially bathed. The century outdated custom continues until date even after the institution of Thiruvananthapuram airport in 1932.
The airport authorities halt operations twice yearly, in order that the centuries-old ceremonial procession may take the route it used to observe centuries in the past. When the airport was constructed, Travancore King Sree Chithira Thirunal ordered that the airport will probably be accessible for public use for 363 days in a yr. Thus, reserving the airport for 2 days, completely for the worship of royal household’s deity Lord Padmanabha, in response to historic information.
Even after the takeover by the Adani Group, the airport commemorates today and therefore closes its operations for the stipulated time. TIAL reportedly points a NOTAM (Discover to Airmen) twice a yr forward of the slated closure of the runway for the bi-annual Alpassi competition in October-November and the Painkuni competition in March-April.
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