Commercial flight operations were impacted as several flights flying in and out of Mumbai were cancelled, diverted, and returned with the airport closing down flights between 11 am and 10 pm on Monday due to the approaching cyclone Tauktae.
As many as 34 arrivals and 22 departures were cancelled while seven-Mumbai bound flights were diverted to other cities during the day.
“The airport has so far witnessed 7 diversions. In the wake of the alert, a few airlines have decided to cancel services to Mumbai. CSMIA has registered the cancellations of 34 arrivals and 22 departures,” Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), which operates the airport said in a statement.
