Mumbai International Airport remains shut for six hours on Thursday
Mumbai International Airport remains shut for six hours on Thursday
In their bid to carry out ‘post-monsoon maintenance on the runways and elsewhere in the airport MIAL has stated that flight operations will be suspended for six hours.
It’s not something new that Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport takes a break for maintenance. It happens each year amidst monsoon.
Since it is a pre-planned operation, it is expected that travellers won’t be inconvenienced. However, with six-hours long suspension in flight operations, it will be good for passengers to stay updated.
Those planning to travel to and from Mumbai may need to take note that flight operations on Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will be suspended on Thursday (October 17) for six hours. On Thursday, the airport authorities will keep flight operations suspended from 11 am to 5 pm and a statement in this regard was issued last week.
MIAL had said at the time that notice to airmen about the maintenance work was issues six months prior and all stakeholders were intimated beforehand in order to adjust their operations so as to ensure travellers are not inconvenienced.
The main goal of the planned closure is to take up repair and maintenance work at the airport following battering from the rain for four continuous months.
Post-Monsoon repairs are undertaken each year to ensure that the airport functions so not get disrupted due to seasonal effect it suffers each year.
Mumbai is among the major metros in the country which get huge amount of rains each year. City residents often witness flooding which at times puts transport services out of gear. The rains affect air traffic as well.
News Edit KV Raman
