The airport earlier decided to suspend flight services from 11am to 2pm.
“In the wake of the cyclone, the closure of flight operations at Mumbai Airport has been extended till 1600 hours on May 17,” the CSMIA said in its latest statement.
Further, three city-bound flights operated by budget carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet were diverted due to the closure of all services at the city airport.
A city-bound IndiGo flight was diverted to Hyderabad and a SpiceJet flight to Surat, while one IndiGo flight was sent back to Lucknow, as per the CSMAI.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Mumbai, warning of very heavy rains at isolated places with strong winds on Monday as cyclone Tauktae is likely to pass close to the Mumbai coast.
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Mumbai airport shut for 11 hrs, 7 flights diverted
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Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, May 17 : Faced with threats from the raging Cyclone Tauktae, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai shut all its operations for 11 hours from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday.
This resulted in the diversion of at least seven in-bound flights to less turbulent locations, including an IndiGo flight returning to Lucknow, a SpiceJet service diverted to Surat, while another IndiGo service was diverted to Hyderabad.
Besides, the CSMIA registered cancellations of 34 arrivals and 22 departures in view of the bad weather conditions prevailing through the day, and all passengers were advised to check with their respective airlines before making their travel plans.
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View from Worli side of the Bandra-Worli Sealink after traffic was closed on it as Mumbai city experienced heavy rain fall - Emmanual Yogini
View from Worli side of the Bandra-Worli Sealink after traffic was closed on it as Mumbai city experienced heavy rain fall - Emmanual Yogini×
Rescue operation on as barge with 261 persons onboard is adrift at Bombay High Cyclonic storm ‘Tauktae’ wrought chaos in Mumbai as it disrupted airline operations, local train services on Monday, set adrift a barge with 261 on board, and shutdown the Bandra-Worli sea-link .
The barge at Bombay High was deployed by a consortium led by Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, a part of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, to undertake an ONGC contract.
Please be safe. As Cyclone Tauktae intensifies, B-town urges people to stay home
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The powerful cyclone heading towards Mumbai coast has already killed six people.
Considering the severity of the situation, B-town stepped up to spread awareness about the cyclone. (Photo: BCCL and Instagram)
As Mumbai braces for Cyclone Tauktae, several Bollywood celebrities took to their social media handles to request their fans to stay indoors and protected.
The powerful cyclone heading towards Mumbai coast, which has already killed six people in parts of southern India, was expected to make landfall on Monday evening in Gujarat state with winds of up to 175 kilometers (109 miles) per hour, according to the India Meteorological Department.