As many as eight flights were diverted at the city’s airport on Friday due to heavy rain and low visibility conditions.
“Due to bad weather conditions, as a precaution, around eight flights were diverted to nearby airports. CSMIA advises all its passengers to check their flight status with their respective airlines,” the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) said in a statement.
Owing to inclement weather due to extreme downpour of rain and low visibility, it pro-actively informed all passengers of flight reschedules and provided refreshments for the flyers awaiting to board, the statement added.