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Rain Forces Cancellation of 36 Flights at Mumbai Airport

Sources reported that yesterday, Mumbai airport cancelled 36 flights due to intermittent heavy rain spells that hit the city. The facility operator had to suspend runway operations twice within nearly an hour, albeit briefly.

The flights cancelled at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were of budget airline IndiGo as well as full-service carriers Air India and Vistara, as per the source.

“Heavy rains, which continued to hit the city at a frequent interval and low visibility led to the cancellation of 18 arrivals and departures each on Sunday,” said the source.

These cancellations involve 24 flights of IndiGo, including 12 departures, and eight by Air India, in-cluding4 departures. Vistara also cancelled four of its flights at Mumbai Airport the source said.

Earlier a source said that runway operations were first suspended for eight minutes at 12.12 pm and later again from 1 pm to 1.15pm. (Source: The Indian Express)

Vistara will monitor demand for flights between India and Maldives amid diplomatic row

Vistara operates one flight each daily from Mumbai and Delhi to Male.

Deepak Rajawat, Chief Commercial Officer, said it has not cancelled anything as of now and will monitor the demand for flights. “The situation is very evolving right now… we will have to monitor in a week or so,” he said at a briefing in response to queries about the Maldives situation.

Air India, IndiGo and SpiceJet also operate flights to the Maldives. There were no comments from the three airlines on the current situation.

India has conveyed its strong concerns to Maldives over remarks posted on social media against Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a number of ministers of that country.

The disparaging remarks by the ministers have drawn flak in India, with many celebrities urging people on X to explore domestic tourist destinations instead of going to the Maldives.

There were also posts on social media claiming that some Indians are cancelling their scheduled trip to the Maldives in view of the row.

On Sunday, the government of the Maldives suspended three deputy ministers for derogatory social media posts against Modi.

The three deputy ministers criticised Modi for his post on ‘X’ following his visit to Lakshadweep, inferring that it was an attempt to project the Union Territory as an alternative tourist destination to the Maldives.

Air India FogCare initiative to allow flight reschedule to/from Delhi due to fog

Air India has said that passengers flying to and from Delhi IGI airport during the winter season will be allowed to reschedule or cancel their bookings at no extra cost if their flight is likely to be affected by major fog delays. This is part of its FogCare initiative introduced last winter.

Air India will provide proactive assistance to affected passengers and offer them easy options to reschedule or cancel their ticket at no extra cost.

“The FogCare initiative is a sincere effort to minimise inconvenience to guests whose flights are likely to get affected by fog. It will also help maintain network schedule integrity,” said Rajesh Dogra, Chief Customer Experience Officer, Air India.

Passengers of these flights will be kept updated with flight-specific advisories and offered easy options in advance to ease their travel experience.