The Mumbai International Airport, also known as the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), is scheduled to remain temporarily suspended on Tuesday for post-monsoon maintenance work on its two runways. According to a statement by the CSMIA, flight operations will be shut for six hours as the maintenance activities will take place from 11am to 5pm.
“As a part of CSMIA’s comprehensive post-monsoon runaway maintenance plan, both runways – RWY 09/27, and RWY 14/32 will be temporarily non-operational on October 17. This scheduled temporary closure is a part of CSMIA’s annual post-monsoon preventive maintenance plan. A Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) has also been duly issued in this regard six months in advance,” CSMIA spokesperson said in a statement.
Reportedly, the Mumbai airport handles nearly 900 flights a day.
