Cochin International Airport is listed among the 12 major airports of India . Its safety and security is handled by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security through the Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF ) . Cochin was the third international airport and the first private airport in the country to come under the cover of CISF in 2001 , after the Government of India decided to hand over airport security to CISF in the wake of the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814 . Security was handled by the Kerala Police ; Special Branch of Kochi Police before the CISF . The airport company 's Aviation Safety Wing ( ASW ) oversees security facilities and equipment . The ASW is also responsible for fire and emergency services
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Indian Airlines Flight 814
Cochin International Airport