Mumbai duststorm: Airlines issue flight advisory. Check update here
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Mumbai experienced a dust storm and rain showers on Monday evening. Following the initial dust storm, rain was reported in Thane and Navi Mumbai. A dust storm occurred near Mantralay.
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Owing to poor visibilty, a few arrival flights into Mumbai had been diverted. Aviation weather report issued earlier showed a 55 kmph wind from east/north east direction, with gusts going up to 75 kmph. Passengers booked on evening/night departures out of Mumbai can expect major delays.
List of flights diverted:
- Vistara: Flight UK620 Dehradun to Mumbai (DED-BOM) has been diverted to Ahmedabad (AMD) due to bad weather at Mumbai airport and is expected to arrive in Ahmedabad (AMD) at 4:55 pm.
- Vistara: Flight UK562 from Jaipur to Mumbai (JAI-BOM) has been diverted to Goa (GOX) due to bad weather at Mumbai airport and is expected to arrive in Goa at 5:20 pm.
- Vistara: Flight UK272 from Male to Mumbai (MLE-BOM) has been diverted to Goa (GOX) due to bad weather at Mumbai airport and is expected to arrive in Goa at 5:20 pm.
IndiGo issued an advisory for the passengers about the possible traffic due to the dust storm. "#6ETravelAdvisory: The dust storm has returned, this time over Mumbai. Potential air traffic congestion is expected, so keep a tab on your flight status https://bit.ly/3DNYJqj Plan your journey to the airport accordingly and have a safe
