Mumbai: Flight services at the city airport were severely affected Tuesday with airlines cancelling 203 serivces due to incessant rains and suspension of operations from the main runway due to the skidding of an aircraft Monday night, airport officials said.
Besides, another 350-odd flights --both arriving and departing -- were delayed between 28-51 minutes (till 7 pm), as per the live flight tracking website Flightradar24. "A total of 203 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport due to inclement weather and non-availability of the main runway for operations," an airport official said. Mumbai airport authorities had earlier in the day said 52 flights were cancelled and another 55 diverted to the nearby airports till 10 am Tuesday due to "inclement weather" and partial closure of operations.
A Mumbai-bound SpiceJet flight from Jaipur carrying 167 passengers and crew overshot the runway here after landing amid heavy rains, which have severely hit normal life in the city over the last two days. The aircraft is stuck partially on the runway and the nearby grass area and is expected to be removed in the next 48 hours. A team of engineers and technicians from Air India (AI) has started work to remove the stranded plane with the Disabled Aircraft Recovery Kit (DARK), a spokesperson of the state-run airline said.
The kit, used to remove stuck aircraft, is only available with the national carrier. "Currently, secondary runway is in use. Our team is trying their best to bring the main runway back into operation and this may take up to 48 hours," Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) said in a tweet. The Mumbai airport has two runways. While the main runway can handle 48 plane movements every hour, the second one can handle only up to 35 aircraft movements an hour, according to MIAL.
The city's airport is the second busiest in the country, handling around 1,000 arrivals and departures per day. The airport in Delhi is the busiest as it handles around 1,300 movements per day. "A 150-metre long ramp is being prepared to push the aircraft out of the grassy area. Air India's Disabled Aircraft Removal Kit has been mobilised," said an official of MIAL, the airport operator. Amid cancellation of services, domestic airlines such as AI and private carriers like IndiGo, Vistara and GoAir announced waiving of rescheduling/cancellation charges for the flights booked to and from Mumbai for July 3.
03/07/19 PTI/FreePressJournal
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Besides, another 350-odd flights --both arriving and departing -- were delayed between 28-51 minutes (till 7 pm), as per the live flight tracking website Flightradar24. "A total of 203 flights were cancelled at the Mumbai airport due to inclement weather and non-availability of the main runway for operations," an airport official said. Mumbai airport authorities had earlier in the day said 52 flights were cancelled and another 55 diverted to the nearby airports till 10 am Tuesday due to "inclement weather" and partial closure of operations.
A Mumbai-bound SpiceJet flight from Jaipur carrying 167 passengers and crew overshot the runway here after landing amid heavy rains, which have severely hit normal life in the city over the last two days. The aircraft is stuck partially on the runway and the nearby grass area and is expected to be removed in the next 48 hours. A team of engineers and technicians from Air India (AI) has started work to remove the stranded plane with the Disabled Aircraft Recovery Kit (DARK), a spokesperson of the state-run airline said.
The kit, used to remove stuck aircraft, is only available with the national carrier. "Currently, secondary runway is in use. Our team is trying their best to bring the main runway back into operation and this may take up to 48 hours," Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) said in a tweet. The Mumbai airport has two runways. While the main runway can handle 48 plane movements every hour, the second one can handle only up to 35 aircraft movements an hour, according to MIAL.
The city's airport is the second busiest in the country, handling around 1,000 arrivals and departures per day. The airport in Delhi is the busiest as it handles around 1,300 movements per day. "A 150-metre long ramp is being prepared to push the aircraft out of the grassy area. Air India's Disabled Aircraft Removal Kit has been mobilised," said an official of MIAL, the airport operator. Amid cancellation of services, domestic airlines such as AI and private carriers like IndiGo, Vistara and GoAir announced waiving of rescheduling/cancellation charges for the flights booked to and from Mumbai for July 3.
03/07/19 PTI/FreePressJournal
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