Mumbai(Maharashtra):Owing to the heavy rains in many parts of Maharashtra, Mumbai International Airport Limited suspended runway operations, diverted 10 flights and cancelled the arrival and departure of several flights.
From 8:32 am to 8:42 am, 11 minutes of Runway operations were suspended due to adverse weather which included low visibility to 300 metres and RVR-500 metres with heavy rains, MIAL officials stated. Another suspension happened from 10:36 am to 10:55 am in which 19 minutes of Runway operations were suspended due to reasons exactly similar to the first suspension, MIAL officials stated.
The number of cancelled arrival and departure flights stood at five and six respectively. Among the cancelled arrivals, all five include Indigo flights and cancelled departure flights include five Indigo and one Air India flight, MIAL officials stated. Notably, ten flights coming back to Mumbai have been diverted. Flights were diverted to Ahmedabad, Surat, Hyderabad, Indore and MOPA, MIAL officials stated.
Meanwhile, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning of very heavy rainfall in isolated places on Thursday in areas of Raigad and Ratnagiri until Friday morning. As per the forecast, areas of Palghar, Thane, Mumbai, and Sindhudurg can expect heavy to very heavy rainfall until Friday morning.