Cyclone Tauktae: Mumbai airport shut for 3 hours today, Bandra-Worli link closed

Operations at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will be closed for three hours on Monday due to Cyclone Tauktae, an airport spokesperson has said.

“Due to cyclone alert, operations at Mumbai Airport need to be closed from 1100 hours local time to 1400 hours local time of 17th May, 2021,” the spokesperson said.

According to officials aware of developments, a SpiceJet flight on its way to Mumbai from Chennai, which was scheduled to land at 8:15am, had to be diverted to Surat in the neighbouring state of Gujarat.

Maharashtra and Gujarat are among several states and Union territories where an alert has been declared due to the impending cyclone.