Archive · 19 Nov 2025
Two Flights Diverted to Thiruvananthapuram Due to Bad Weather in Colombo
Due to bad weather in Colombo, two planes from the Middle East, one from Istanbul and one from Saudi Arabia, had to land in Thiruvananthapuram instead.
All passengers and crew were safe.
Two flights from the Middle East to Sri Lanka were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram
One was a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul with 258 passengers and 10 crew
The other was a SriLankan Airlines flight from Dammam in Saudi Arabia with 188 passengers and 8 crew
The diversions were due to bad weather over Colombo
Both flights landed safely at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
- Who
- Turkish Airlines and SriLankan Airlines
- What
- Diverted flights
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport
- Why
- Bad weather in Colombo
- Passengers on Turkish Airlines flight
- 258
- Crew on Turkish Airlines flight
- 10
- Passengers on SriLankan Airlines flight
- 188
- Crew on SriLankan Airlines flight
- 8
