Heavy rain disrupts Mumbai flights; five arrivals diverted to other airports

Five flights arriving at Mumbai airport were diverted to other facilities till 3:30pm on Monday due to bad weather in the metropolis, officials said.In a statement, the Mumbai International Airport said IndiGo flights 6E 595 (Raipur - Mumbai) and 6E 1340 (Singapore - Mumbai) were diverted to Hyderabad, while Akasa Air QP 1110 (Delhi - Mumbai) was diverted to Ahmedabad.

Air India's AI 2772 ( Kolkata - Mumbai) and Oman Air's WY 203 (Muscat - Mumbai) were diverted to Bengaluru and Vadodara airports, respectively, the private airport operator said in the statement.Mumbai and its adjoining areas have been witnessing very heavy rains since the past few days, throwing normal life out of gear.

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