Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 -- Dozens of flights scheduled to destinations in the Middle East (West Asia) such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Doha and Bahrain remained cancelled across the four international airports in Kerala on Sunday.

With a large expatriate population from the state residing and employed in the region, particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries of UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain, the four airports of Kerala collectively handle around 100 flights a day on average.

Authorities said dozens of flights have either been rescheduled or cancelled altogether due to the emerging geopolitical tensions in the Middle East (West Asia). The flight cancellations have been compounded by the grounding ...