December 8, 2009 9:11 PM

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14 flights diverted from Mumbai due to poor visibility

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/>

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