Mumbai Airport shut till 5 a.m. on Wednesday

IANS  |  Mumbai 

Torrential rains leading to poor visibility forced cancellation of all flight operations at the Maharaj International Airport here on Tuesday night till 5 p.m. on Wednesday, sources said.

The situation was further compounded by a SpeiceJet Varanasi-flight aircraft which skidded and got stuck in the mud after landing, blocking the main runway.

Consequently, flight operations have been temporarily suspended till early Wednesday morning.

Though details of the number of flights which would be affected are not immediately available, a majority could be on international sectors.

Jet Airways has already announced temporary suspension of all its flight operations since late Tuesday night.

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First Published: Tue, September 19 2017. 23:50 IST