IndiGo, Vistara Issue Advisory With Over 50 Flight Cancellations from Mumbai Airport

Mumbai: As many as 50 flights were cancelled and 27 others were diverted from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as heavy rains lashed the city on Monday morning. Mumbai recorded heavy rainfall on Monday morning, leading to traffic jams and waterlogging.

In a statement, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai, said, “Today heavy rains and low visibility led to the suspension of runway operations from 2:22 am to 3:40 am. 27 flight diversions were reported. Flights diverted to Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Indore, etc. Currently, priority is being given to arrivals, delaying departures, and consequential changes that were made to accommodate diverted flights.”

Amid the flight cancellations, IndiGo and Vistara has issued an advisory for its passengers. IndiGo took to X and posted, "Flights are impacted due to heavy rains and air traffic congestion in #Mumbai. To opt for an alternate flight or claim a full refund, https://bit.ly/3MxSLeE or feel free to reach out to our on-ground team for any immediate assistance."

“Heavy traffic congestion and slow vehicle movement are expected en route to Mumbai Airport today due to weather conditions. Customers are advised to allow more time for their journey to the airport,” said Vistara in a post on X.

Schools were shut down, and exams were cancelled scheduled for today due to heavy rains.

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that Colaba recorded 83. 8 mm of rainfall and Santacruz recorded 267.9 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. Mumbai city received a total of 2547 mm of rainfall, which is 27. per cent of average annual rain during the same period.

The BMC said that one incident of a portion of a house collapse was reported in the eastern suburbs. It said that 39 complaints of falling branches were received in the last 25 hours. No injuries were reported in both rain-related incidents. The civic body said that a small landslide was also reported this morning at 7.06 am in the Vikroli Park site area, adding that work was on to remove the debris.
 

The civic body said that BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani is monitoring the situation from the disaster control room. It said that all Deputy Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners, and other systems of the corporation are active at various locations.

Numerous areas of the city experienced waterlogging. Videos shared on social media showed knee-deep water in King's Circle area, Buntara Bhavan in Kurla East, Dadar and waterlogged streets in many locations. 

Earlier, the Regional Meteorological Centre of Mumbai had issued a yellow alert for rain for Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Nashik, Aurangabad, Jalna, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, and Dhule.