Cyclone Ockhi: Flight operations run an hour late at Mumbai airport
Poor visibility on account of unexpected rainfall in Mumbai has continued to impact airport operations at the international and domestic airport.
Jet Airways and Spicejet have requested customers to check flight status before leaving for the airport.
Jet said the delays were expected to continue till 3pm today.
Poor visibility at the Mumbai airport also impacted flight operations of Singapore Airlines was forced to discontinue the approach to landing and do a "go-around", a report by PTI said.
The flight finally landed at the assigned runway nine minutes behind the scheduled time.
Flight operations were impacted on account of rains in Mumbai on Monday on the back of Cyclone Ockhi.
Cyclone Ockhi that originated in near the south-western coast of Sri Lanka last week. It travelled very near the southern-most tip of the Indian mainland, along the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
Ockhi also hit Lakshadweep islands three days ago and where reports suggested that it was at its ‘most powerful’.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms and heavy winds in the Maharashtra and Gujarat region during the next 24 hours.
“Around December 6, it is likely to move north-westwards towards north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh coasts,” Director of Area Cyclone Warning Centre, S Balachandran, said in a PTI report.
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