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. "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. The Mumbai airport has two runways. The same day, a SpiceJet plane from Bhopal skidded off the runway at the Surat airport amid heavy rainfall and strong winds.

Source: Mint July 02, 2019 16:07 UTC