Have you ever heard of such a unique airport where the runway is closed for 'God' ..? It is not believed in the ears. In fact, such a strange airport in this strange world is where it happens.
More shock than this is going to be knowing that it does not happen anywhere but in India. According to the reports of intoday.in, this happens due to the visit of Lord Swaminarayan Padmanabha Temple of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala.
On the last day of the 10-day 'Pankuni' and 'Alpasi' festival, the flights at the airport are suspended for 5 hours while traveling to the temple idols. Airliner is informed about 1 week already.
Armed soldiers of CISF, stationed on both sides of the runway during the whole trip, near Shangumugam Beach, which falls in the airport premises. Figures return after the holy yatra return from the same path. People carry traditional fire lamps.
During this annual festival to be held on Saturday, all flights to the airport will be stopped from 4 to 9 in the evening. According to the temple management, the airport was built in 1932 and this tradition has been going on long enough. During this time the journey passes through this path. Hence the runway is closed.
Thiruvananthapuram Airport director George D Tharakan said, "Normally a note is issued a week before the date of the procession, so that the flying operators across the globe can be informed about the need to change the program. I do not think that such a practice would be anywhere else in the whole world
Have you ever heard of such a unique airport where the runway is closed for 'God' ..? It is not believed in the ears. In fact, such a strange airport in this strange world is where it happens.
More shock than this is going to be knowing that it does not happen anywhere but in India. According to the reports of intoday.in, this happens due to the visit of Lord Swaminarayan Padmanabha Temple of Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala.
On the last day of the 10-day 'Pankuni' and 'Alpasi' festival, the flights at the airport are suspended for 5 hours while traveling to the temple idols. Airliner is informed about 1 week already.
Armed soldiers of CISF, stationed on both sides of the runway during the whole trip, near Shangumugam Beach, which falls in the airport premises. Figures return after the holy yatra return from the same path. People carry traditional fire lamps.
During this annual festival to be held on Saturday, all flights to the airport will be stopped from 4 to 9 in the evening. According to the temple management, the airport was built in 1932 and this tradition has been going on long enough. During this time the journey passes through this path. Hence the runway is closed.
Thiruvananthapuram Airport director George D Tharakan said, "Normally a note is issued a week before the date of the procession, so that the flying operators across the globe can be informed about the need to change the program. I do not think that such a practice would be anywhere else in the whole world
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