Ahmedabad crash: passengers advised to check status of flights from Kerala
Flight services to Ahmedabad airport from Kerala have been temporarily suspended in the wake of the Air India flight AI 171 crash on Thursday.
Following the crash, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport shut down operations for a while, temporarily suspending flights until further notice. Later in the evening, the airport was made operational with limited flight operations. Passengers are now advised to contact their respective airlines for the latest flight schedules.
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