The
state of Kerala has three international airports - one each at Kochi /
Cochin, Trivandrum and Kozhikode and all of them are situated within a
stretch of 600 km. Official data states a total of 25 lakh international
footfalls were recorded in all three airports in the year 2005, in which
Cochin airport was ranked as the best performer. The airport registered
domestic air traffic of 5.9 lakh passengers that year. International air
connectivity with Cochin International Airport is pretty good.Infact, the airport is counted amongst the most well connected ones in India. There are a decent number of domestic flights operating to and from the Cochin airport from different destinations in India like Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Goa and Jaipur. The city is also very well connected by air with the middle-east countries as many Keralites stay and work in these countries. You can also get cheap flights tickets for Kochi offered by the domestic airlines.
Some domestic airlines operating flights to and from Kochi are:
- Air Deccan
- Kingfisher
- Go Air
- Indian airlines
- Jazeera Airways
- Etihad
- Gulf Air
- Mahan Air
- Oman Air
- Qatar Air
- Silk Air
- Quwait Airways
- Sri Lankan Airlines
- Air Arabia