Mumbai: Two consecutive days of heavy rains ended up disrupting travel plans of several fliers who missed their flights due to traffic snarls.
No-shows on flights shot up dramatically, said airport officials, as many failed to check-in on time. Most flights, too, were delayed by 30 minutes on an average, either due to crew reporting late on duty or more holding time in the skies and the subsequent congestion.
The calculation of time went haywire for several fliers on Tuesday as they did not manage to reach the airport on time. Though airlines did not reveal the exact number of no-shows, airport officials confirmed that several missed their flights.
There were fewer no-shows on Wednesday as rains abated during the day. "There was one business flier and two couples who missed their flights as they took more than twice the time required to reach the airport. Two of them were scheduled to travel during the afternoon and still couldn't make it," said a Fort-based travel agent.
25/07/13 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
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No-shows on flights shot up dramatically, said airport officials, as many failed to check-in on time. Most flights, too, were delayed by 30 minutes on an average, either due to crew reporting late on duty or more holding time in the skies and the subsequent congestion.
The calculation of time went haywire for several fliers on Tuesday as they did not manage to reach the airport on time. Though airlines did not reveal the exact number of no-shows, airport officials confirmed that several missed their flights.
There were fewer no-shows on Wednesday as rains abated during the day. "There was one business flier and two couples who missed their flights as they took more than twice the time required to reach the airport. Two of them were scheduled to travel during the afternoon and still couldn't make it," said a Fort-based travel agent.
25/07/13 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
