Domestic carriers such as Air India, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Vistara, and some international airlines yesterday announced cancellation and diversion of flights in and out of Kochi after suspension of operations at the Kochi airport till Saturday afternoon following incessant rains.

The airlines said penalties on change in date or cancellation on all confirmed tickets have been waived off. The announcements were made on their respective Twitter handles. Air India informed the diversion of international flights to cities such as Mumbai, Coimbatore and Trivandrum from Jeddhar, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. It said that flights from Mumbai, Delhi, Trivandrum and Bengaluru have been held up at the respective places.