Mumbai: The heavy downpour in Mumbai since Monday morning led to delay in flight operations to and from Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL). While the flight services in airport were obstructed due to poor visibility, MIAL officials claimed that no flights were cancelled in the morning. However, as the intensity of rains increased during the evening three flights to Mumbai and eight departing flights were cancelled. Also, six were directed to go-around and three flights were diverted.
“Mumbai airport operations were briefly suspended in the morning due to heavy rains, which prompted the airport operator to divert three city-bound flights,” a MIAL official said. “Runway operations at the Mumbai airport remained suspended for nearly 20 minutes from 9.12 am due to heavy rains,” he added.
