Heavy Mumbai rains have wreaked havoc for the fifth consecutive day, thus resulting in road, rail and air traffic disruption. In the wake of heavy downpour, the government of Maharashtra has declared Tuesday as a public holiday in Mumbai.
According to Mumbai airport authorities, it could take another 48 hours in order to re-open the main runway. It has been kept closed since the last night following a SpiceJet flight, that overshot while landing due to heavy rains. Moreover, a 150-meter-ramp is being prepared in order to move the plane, a Boeing 737-800, stuck at the end of the runway.
Several airlines have issued a travel advisory to check the flight status:
#6ETravelAdvisory: To check flight status, please visit https://t.co/Mj1tYZIvoE or send an SMS ST <flight no.><flight date> as DDMM, e.g. for flight 6E-333 for July 02, send ST 333 0207 to 566772. pic.twitter.com/KkzcTmbf32
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) July 1, 2019
#ImportantUpdate pic.twitter.com/Go8uqtef7B
— Vistara (@airvistara) July 2, 2019
#WeatherUpdate: Due to bad weather at Mumbai (BOM), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights might get affected. The passengers are requested to keep a check on their flight status via https://t.co/DaY8nCBre4.
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) July 1, 2019
#FlyAI #Update We deeply regret that due to heavy rains in Mumbai, Frequent flyer member service center is closed temporarily. All efforts are being made
to restore the services at the earliest. Kindly bear with us.— Air India (@airindiain) July 2, 2019
Extremely heavy Mumbai rains have affected the suburban train services as well. Mumbai-Pune intercity trains have been cancelled, following a derailment between Karjat and Lonavala at the ghat section. The cancelled trains include the following names- Indrayani Express, the Deccan Express, the Intercity Express, the Pragati Express, the Deccan Queen Express, and the Koyna Express.
Have a look at the list of some of the trains either terminated, rescheduled or cancelled by Western and Central Railway:
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