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Sabarimala 2026: Flights, Nearest Airports and Irumudi Rules

The nearest airports to Sabarimala are Kochi (COK) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), both roughly a half day’s road journey from Pampa, the last motorable point before the hill trek. The 2026-27 Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season is expected to open around mid-November 2026 and run into January 2027, though the Travancore Devaswom Board confirms exact dates closer to

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Carrying Diwali Sweets, Diyas and Gifts on a Flight

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Dry sweets like kaju katli, barfi, ladoo and dry fruits travel freely in cabin or checked baggage. Syrupy sweets such as gulab jamun, rasgulla and rasmalai count as liquids at security, so keep any cabin portion to 100 ml per container or pack larger amounts in checked baggage. Oil or ghee-filled diyas follow the same

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Can You Carry Firecrackers or Sparklers on a Flight?

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No. Firecrackers, sparklers, party poppers and other fireworks are classified as explosives under India’s dangerous goods rules, so they cannot go in cabin baggage or checked baggage, on any flight, domestic or international. This holds true all year, including in the run-up to Diwali on Sunday, 8 November 2026. Matches and lighters are barred too,

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Winter Schedule 2026: What Changes for Flights in India

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India’s winter flight schedule for 2026-27 runs from Sunday 25 October 2026 to Saturday 27 March 2027, following the global IATA convention of starting on the last Sunday of October. The DGCA reviews and approves airlines’ winter timings, frequencies and airport slots for this period, so flight times and route frequencies can shift even on

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Can You Carry Keys, Tools and Metal Items in Hand Luggage?

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Ordinary keys are fine in your cabin bag on Indian flights. Knives, scissors and pointed tools such as screwdrivers or wrenches are not: under the security rules enforced at Indian airports, these are kept out of cabin baggage regardless of size and must travel in your checked-in bag instead. Small blunt items like nail clippers

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Dussehra 2026 Flights: Why the Late-October Rush Is Not Diwali Travel

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Dussehra, or Vijayadashami, falls on Tuesday 20 October 2026. Diwali is nearly three weeks later, on Sunday 8 November. That gap matters for travel: the heavy flight demand in the last week of October is Dussehra return traffic, not Diwali traffic, and people who book assuming otherwise get the timing wrong. Updated August 2026 ·

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Chhath Puja 2026 Flights: Dates, Corridors and the Return Rush Nobody Plans For

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Chhath Puja 2026 runs from Friday 13 November to Monday 16 November, with Sandhya Arghya on Sunday 15 November and Usha Arghya on Monday 16 November. It follows Diwali by a week, so many families make one long trip. The hard leg is not getting to Bihar, it is getting back between 16 and 22

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airline meal tray economy - Airline Meal Codes Decoded: AVML, VGML, HNML, JNML and More

Airline Meal Codes Decoded: AVML, VGML, VJML and More

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Airline meal codes are four-letter IATA special meal requests. The one most Indian vegetarians want is AVML, the Asian Vegetarian Meal: Indian-style, spiced, and it does contain dairy. VGML is the vegan meal with no dairy, egg or honey. Picking VGML when you meant AVML is the most common mistake, and it usually cannot be

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Overnight Layover: What It Means and What the Airline Owes You

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An overnight layover is a connection that keeps you at the transfer airport through the night. Whether the airline provides a hotel depends on why the stop exists. If the airline scheduled the long gap itself, many carriers offer accommodation on long-haul itineraries. If you chose the cheap overnight routing, the hotel is normally yours

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