Mumbai sees heavy showers; flights cancelled

MUMBAI: Heavy rains pounded Mumbai and its suburbs on Sunday, disrupting flight operations and inundating roads in many parts of the city, officials said.

Flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport were suspended twice for a brief period due to inclement weather and low visibility, a source said.

As many 36 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport. 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, including 4 departures. Vistara also cancelled four of its flights at Mumbai Airport, the source said.

At least 15 flights were diverted to the nearby airports, mainly Ahmedabad, till 4 pm.