GVK Group, the operator of Mumbai airport, has shut the main runway on 9 and 10 April for maintenance work ahead of monsoon. Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), which will see the main runway closed on Tuesday as well, saw at least 100 flights cancelled or re-scheduled. “The main runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) handled by MIAL (Mumbai International Airport Limited), will be un-operational on April 9th and 10th, 2018 between 1100 hrs to 1700 hrs on account of pre-monsoon maintenance activities,” GVK Group which runs the Mumbai airport said in a statement. Mumbai airport, which handled 45.2 million passengers during financial year 2017, currently operates nearly at full capacity. Mumbai International Airport Ltd or MIAL is a joint venture between a GVK Group and state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) which own 74% and 26% stake in the airport respectively.

Source: Mint April 09, 2018 20:48 UTC