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{{Short description|International airport in Kerala, India}}
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{{Infobox airport
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Adani Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (ATIAL), floated by the Adani Group to run the airport, would operate, manage and develop the airport for fifty years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hardeep Puri lays down 'facts' after Kerala urges Centre to reconsider Trivandrum airport privatisation - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/hardeep-puri-lays-down-facts-after-kerala-urges-centre-to-reconsider-trivandrum-airport-privatisation/articleshow/77659975.cms |access-date=20 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=20 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
As per the agreement, ATIAL would get control of the airport only after a concession agreement was executed and the performance bank guarantee was paid and subject to clearance of legal hurdles.<ref>{{cite news |title=LOA for Thiruvananthapuram airport issued to Adani Group |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/loa-of-thiruvananthapuram-airport-issued-to-adani-group/article32584869.ece |access-date= 18 September 2020 |work= [[The Hindu]] |date=11 September 2020 }}</ref>
==Aippasi and Panguni festival processions==
For decades, the airport has been traditionally pausing operations and reschedules flights twice a year to enable religious processions to pass through the airfield. The airport issues a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) twice yearly before the runway is closed for the bi-annual [[Aippasi]] festival, which falls in October-November, and for the [[Panguni Theertham|Panguni]] festival<ref>{{cite web |title=Painkuni festival |url=https://utsav.gov.in/view-event/painkuni-festival-1 |access-date= 2 July 2024 |work= Ministry of Tourism}}</ref>, which is held during March-April.<ref>{{cite news |title=Procession through Runway today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/procession-through-runway-today-kerala-airport-to-stay-shut-for-5-hours/articleshow/95216004.cms |access-date= 2 July 2024 |work= [[The Times of India]] |date=1 November 2022}}</ref>
The processions used to pass through the same route even before the airport was established in 1932. The temple issues special passes to participants in the 'aarattu' to pass through the airfield's operational areas.
The procession is escorted by priests, members of the erstwhile [[Travancore royal family|Travancore Royal family]], [[caparison]]ed [[Temple elephant|elephants]], [[Police band (music)|police band]] and armed and [[mounted police]] personnel besides large number of devotees and is a grand spectacle for onlookers.<ref>{{cite news |title=When an airport shuts runway and halts flights for god |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/when-an-airport-shuts-runway-and-halts-flights-for-god/articleshow/61264068.cms |access-date= 2 July 2024 |work= [[The Times of India]] |date=27 October 2017}}</ref>
==Facilities==
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The international terminal ground operations are handled by Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt. Ltd. It is fully air-conditioned with a WiFi facility. The terminal features spacious lounges, natural lighting with extensive use of glass roofing and better conveyance facilities for passengers. It has three baggage carousels and elaborate immigration/customs facilities. [[Flemingo]], India's first privately owned duty-free operator, is managing the [[duty-free shop]] at the international terminal.
The domestic terminal has basic amenities including cafés, a beer and wine bar, a book-seller, free local calls, a
[[File:New intl terminal trivandrum.jpg|thumb|right|Inside Terminal 2]]
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