36 flights cancelled due to heavy rain, low visibility – India TV

As many as 36 flights were cancelled at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Sunday due to heavy rains that lashed the city. The intermittent heavy rains forced the airport operator to suspend runway operations twice in nearly an hour, albeit for a short period, sources said.

“Heavy rains, which continued to hit the city at frequent intervals and low visibility led to the cancellation of 18 arrivals and departures each on Sunday,” the source said.

The source said the cancellations include 24 IndiGo flights, including 12 departures, and eight Air India flights, including four departures.

Vistara has also cancelled four of its flights at Mumbai airport, it said.

A source had earlier said that runway operations were first suspended for eight minutes at 12:12 p.m. and then from 1 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. during the day 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.

Mumbai receives 82 mm of rain

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 tracks of the Central Railway’s Harbour Line were inundated at some places.

(With PTI inputs)

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