Heavy Rains Continue To Affect Flight Operations At Mumbai Airport

The city of Mumbai sees its worst days when the monsoon season arrives and yesterday was no different for the financial capital of India.

More than 387 flights were delayed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, as Mumbai witnessed heavy showers from early hours of Sunday.

Here are all the details about the flight delays –

• The rains began at 12:00 a.m. and within 3 hours almost 31 departing and 41 arrival flights were delayed.
• Between 3 a.m. to 6 a.m. the number of delayed flights came down. Only 10 departure and 16 arrival flights were delayed during this time.
• The intensity of the rains increased after some time and Mumbai airport announced a delay of 110 departure and 16 arrival flights between 6 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Number of Flights Delayed At The Mumbai Airport On Sunday                     Time                  Departure                      Arrival 12 a.m. – 3 a.m. 31 44 3 a.m. – 6 a.m. 10 16 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. 110 16 9a.m. – 12 p.m. 34 38 12p.m. – 3 p.m. 22 29 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. – – 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. 7 13 9p.m. – 12 a.m. 2 15

 

Airlines such as Jet Airways, Air India and IndiGo were severely affected by the rains and most of their flights were delayed.

Jet Airways and Vistara took to social media to inform passengers about the delays in flights and warn passengers about the possible traffic congestions on routes leading to the airport.

According to weather forecasters, Skymet, Mumbai rains have been unpredictable this season with some days experiencing heavy rainfall while others experiencing light showers. They have also found out that most of the heavy rains have happened on the weekend for the past few weeks.

The presence of a cyclonic circulation at 10000 feet around the south Gujrat and north Konkan region has been cited as the reason for the downpour in Mumbai.

Heavy rains are expected to continue for the next 48 hours. There might be waterlogging and traffic congestion in different pockets of Mumbai, but the good news is that there will be occasional breaks in between and rains will not be on a continuous basis.

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