New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- Amid intensifying cyclonic storm Ditwah in the Bay of Bengal, four Colombo-bound flights on 28 November were diverted to Thiruvananthapuram airport.

Thiruvananthapuram International Airport (TIAL) in a statement said, "Four flights, three from the Middle East region and one from Malaysia, bound for Sri Lanka were diverted to the international airport," on Friday due to bad weather over Colombo.

Earlier, TIAL announced that flight operations will be temporarily suspended for around two hours each day for a week from 27 November in view of scheduled airspace closure for the Navy Operational Demonstration 2025. According to TIAL, flights will not operate between 4 pm and 6:15 pm during the duration of the event.

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