TBM Staff - Mumbai 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)
