Fourteen incoming flights were diverted from Mumbai airport Tuesday as poor visibility due to foggy conditions crippled operations for over two hours on two occasions. <br/>MIAL official on Tuesday said that operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport were first suspended between 2 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. as visibility dipped to below 1,800 metres. <br/><br/>Since there was no major improvement in the weather, operations were again suspended between 5.10 p.m. and 6 p.m. Due to this , 14 incoming flights were diverted to cities like Pune, Aurangabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Hyderabad. <br/><br/>On Tuesday total 7 flights of Jet Airways, 5 flights of Kingfisher Airlines and 2 of Jetlite were diverted. <br/><br/>On all Tuesdays, the main runway of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport remains shut for repairs. There are only limited operations of small aircraft on the alternate runway. <br/><br/>Normalcy was resumed as the main runway was re-opened at 6 p.m. <br/><br/>
News On AIR | December 8, 2009 9:11 PM
14 flights diverted from Mumbai due to poor visibility