AI Express flight diverted to Kochi due to bad weather at Calicut airport

Kochi: An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Calicut airport was diverted to Kochi in the small hours of Saturday due to bad weather conditions in Kozhikode, airline sources said.

AI Express flight with 173 passengers landed at Cochin International Airport here at 2.47 am.

It departed from Kochi to Calicut airport at around 9.30 am after nearly seven hours, according to the sources.