vIndianz.com (Dec. 08, 2009) — Fourteen inward bound flights were diverted from Mumbai airport Tuesday as poor visibility due to foggy surroundings crippled operations for more than two hours on two occasions, an official said.
Operations were initially suspended between 2 pm and 4.30 pm as visibility dipped to less than 1,800 meters. Because there was no major enhancement in the weather, operations were yet again suspended between 5.10 pm and 6 pm
As a consequence, 14 incoming flights were diverted to cities like Pune, Aurangabad, Ahmadabad, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Among the flights diverted were those of Jet Airways (7), Kingfisher Airlines (5) and Jetlite (2).
Although seven flights were re-directed to Ahmadabad, three were diverted to Hyderabad, two to Pune and one each to Aurangabad and Bangalore.
On all Tuesdays, the chief runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport remains shut for repairs. There are only restricted operations of small aircraft on the alternate runway.
Normalcy was resumed as the major runway was re-opened at 6 pm.
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- Heavy fog disrupts air operation at Kolkata airport – The Hindu
- Plane tyre bursts in Hyderabad-Chennai fight, narrow escape for 81 passengers – Economic Times
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