Mumbai-bound flight diverted to city due to air traffic

Press Trust of India  |  Hyderabad 

: An Air Muscat-flight was diverted to this city today due to air traffic congestion over airport, an airport here said.

"Air WY 203 flight from to was diverted to and it landed at the international airport here at 2.30 PM," the said.

The flight was diverted to due to air traffic congestion over Mumbai airport, the official, on condition of anonymity, said.

The flight took off for its onward destination at 3.40 pm, he said.

There have been flight delays at Mumbai as the airport has upgraded its Instrument Landing System (ILS).

The ILS operates as a ground-based instrument that guides an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals.

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First Published: Sun, May 20 2018. 20:45 IST