Chennai, Nov 11 (UNI) The Airports Authority of India (AAI) today said arrival
of flights at the Chennai airport will remain suspended till 1800 hrs due to
severe rains and heavy cross winds, even as two international flights were
cancelled and six domestic flights were diverted.
In a tweet, the AAI said the decision has been taken considering the safety
aspect of passengers and severity of wind.
However, departure of flights will continue from the airport.
Meanwhile, eight international flights to and from Chennai were cancelled
today due to heavy rains.
Airport sources said four flights from Dubai and Sharjah which were scheduled
to arrive and depart later has been cancelled.
Airport officials also announced diversion of six flights to various destinations
as they could not land here due to rains and poor visibility.
Two Spicejet flights from Mumbai and New Delhi were diverted to Hyderabad and
Bengaluru respectively as they could not land due to heavy rain and strong winds.
Later, four more flights from Kochi, Mumbai, Delhi and Madurai were also diverted
to Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
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