Heavy rains in Mumbai cause more than 350 delays in flight, 2 distractions at the city airport; Details here

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai disrupted flight operations on Saturday, causing more than 350 delays and two disorders. In a separate incident, an indigo plane experienced a tail strike during a low-range, but managed to land safely. Mumbai: Heavy rain in Mumbai causes 350 flight delays, 2 disorders at the Happhost port (PTI) Heavy rainfall and adverse weather conditions in Mumbai on Saturday, led to a major disruption of flight operations at the city’s airport. More than 350 flights were delayed, two were derived, and more than a dozen aircraft exported in the early hours of the day, Hindustan Times reported. Flight delays, disorders and round according to the data composed of FighTradar were affected a total of 360 flights. It showed that 283 departure flights were delayed from Mumbai airport, while 77 incoming flights run behind the schedule. According to the sources of Hindustan Times in Mumbai airport, 15 aircraft had to go to the city on Saturday morning, which stopped their initial landing effort. While two flights are derived to Nagpur and Ahmedabad. All the deviations and round were made between 12 and 06:00 on Saturday. Indigo aircraft have a tail strike in a separate incident, an Indigo Airbus A321 experienced a tail strike at Mumbai airport while trying to keep a low height. A senior DGCA official confirmed that the incident was due to unfavorable weather. The plane then ended up safely on a second attempt, without injuries among the passengers or the crew, reports Pti. A statement from the Indigo spokeswoman said: “On August 16, 2025, an Indigo Airbus A321 aircraft tail touched the runway while performing a low-height round due to adverse weather conditions in Mumbai. Then the aircraft carried out a different approach and landed safely.” The airline said the aircraft would undergo the necessary checks, repairs and regulatory clearance before resuming, the news agency said. City -wide showering these disruptions during flight operations occurred after Mumbai saw heavy rainfall in the early hours of Saturday. The rainfall, which started around 1am, continued throughout the day, with some parts of the city taking up more than 200 mm of rain, the news release states. The IMD reported that several areas of Mumbai received more than 200 mm of rainfall between 08:30 and 05:30. Vikhroli in the eastern suburbs recorded the highest at 248.5 mm, followed by Santacruz with 232.5 mm, Zion with 221 mm, and Juhu with 208 mm.