Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 28 -- Thiruvananthapuram International Airport witnessed widespread flight cancellations on Saturday as escalating tensions in the Middle East disrupted air connectivity to key Gulf destinations.

Several departures and arrivals scheduled between February 28 and March 1 were called off, affecting hundreds of passengers bound for Doha, Dubai, Dammam and Abu Dhabi.

According to TRV PRO, the cancelled departures on February 28 include Air India Express flights IX573 (TRV-DOH) at 17:15 hrs, IX529 (TRV-DXB) at 18:00 hrs and IX581 (TRV-DMM) at 22:10 hrs. Arrivals cancelled on March 1 include IX574 (DOH-TRV) at 03:50 hrs and IX530 (DXB-TRV) at 03:55 hrs. Emirates service EK522/523 (DXB-TRV-DXB), scheduled to arrive at 0...