Normal operations resume at Mumbai airport

MUMBAI: The city airport on Thursday resumed air traffic operations after five days of heavy downpour, that had resulted in the flooding of the runway, leading to diversion and delay of flights, airport sources said.

All flights operated on Thursday albeit 15-20 minutes behind schedule due to operational reasons, airport sources said.

Meanwhile, Mumbai International Airpot Private Limited (MIAL), a body set up for the maintenance of the airport, said work was done on a war-footing to drain out water from a flooded runway at Chhatrapati Shivaji terminal on Wednesday.

However, flights were operated from another runway, MIAL officials said.

"The runway has been restored for normal aircraft operations today," it said.