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Mumbai: The city airport remained shut for operations for around half an hour on Monday evening due to heavy rains and poor visibility, resulting in diversion of 8 flights. [caption id=“attachment_364741” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Reuters”]  [/caption] “The runway operations remained closed between 7.55 pm and 8.30 pm due to strong tailwinds and poor visibility. There were no operations on the two runways during this time,” a Mumbai International Airport Ltd spokesperson said. Eight flights were diverted to nearby airports during the runway closure time, a Mumbai airport official said. The operations, however, resumed at 8.35 pm, the MIAL spokesperson said without divulging the flight details. PTI
The city airport remained shut for operations for around half an hour on Monday evening due to heavy rains and poor visibility, resulting in diversion of 8 flights.
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