Mumbai Rains: 36 flights cancelled at Mumbai airport due to intermittent heavy rains

Mumbai, July 21: As many as 36 flights were cancelled at Mumbai airport on Sunday due to intermittent heavy rains that lashed the city, which also forced the facility operator to suspend runway operations twice in nearly an hour, albeit for a brief period, sources said. The flights cancelled at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were of budget airline IndiGo as well as full-service carriers Air India and Vistara, the source said.

“Heavy rains, which continued to lash the city at regular intervals and low visibility led to cancellation of 18 arrivals and departures on Sunday,” the source said. The cancellations included 24 IndiGo flights, including 12 departures, and eight Air India flights, including four departures. Vistara also cancelled four of its flights at Mumbai airport, the source said. Mumbai experiences heavy rains; IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, Akasa flights diverted, many areas flooded (Watch Videos).

A source had earlier said that runway operations were first suspended for eight minutes at 12:12 pm and then from 1 pm to 1:15 pm due to bad weather and low visibility. At least 15 flights, including those of Air India, IndiGo and Akasa, were diverted to nearby airports, mainly Ahmedabad, till 4 pm, the source added. Maharashtra rains: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directs agencies to remain vigilant against heavy rains, floods in the state.

According to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the city received 82 mm of rain, the eastern suburbs 96 mm and the western suburbs 90 mm till 4 pm. Apart from flight operations, road and rail services were also affected in Mumbai due to heavy rains. While many roads were flooded, the railway tracks of the Central Railway’s Harbour Line were inundated at some places.

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