The Thiruvananthapuram International Airport is one of the few airports in the world that closes down for a religious event.

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport will be closed for over four hours on April 11 to facilitate the 'Painkuni Arattu' procession of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The procession, which ...

"The runway at Thiruvananthapuram Airport is closed twice a year to allow the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple procession to pass through. This tradition, which involves taking the route to ...