The beginning of flight testing accompanied a key milestone known as Type Inspection Authorization, which shows that aspects of the design are ready for government evaluations.
Vizhinjam is expected to facilitate transshipment traffic into India as well as on the major routes connecting it to the U.S., Europe Africa and East Asia.
Storms near the African coastline are playing havoc with the key route that vessels have been using to avoid attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea.