Airlines waive cancellation fee for Mumbai flights as record rainfall lashes city

NEW DELHI: In the wake of record rainfall in Mumbai, airlines on Tuesday started offering waiver on cancellation, rescheduling charges for flights to and from Mumbai. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the city witnessed the highest rainfall in 14 years — 375.2 mm (14.8 inches) — since the July 26, 2005, deluge.

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Low-cost carrier SpiceJet has announced complete waiver on cancellation and date change fees till July 3. The airline in a tweet stated, “In view of heavy rains, SpiceJet is offering a full waiver on cancellation and date change charges for travel to and from Mumbai for 2nd and 3rd July’19.”