Jaffna-Bound Flight Diverted to Tiruchirappalli, Sunday Reschedule Set After Weather Disruption

Overview

• The private airline’s service departed at 10:20 am, and the pilot was alerted shortly after takeoff to adverse weather at the destination.
• Carrying 44 passengers, the aircraft diverted and landed safely in Tiruchirappalli with no injuries reported.
• After a delay of more than three hours without weather improvement, the airline canceled the flight for the day.
• The aircraft later returned to Chennai, where passengers were told the service was rescheduled for Sunday.
• A separate Tiruchirappalli–Jaffna flight operated by the same carrier was also canceled, with those travelers to be accommodated on the rescheduled service.