Flights take off despite weather

Mumbai: Day Five of torrential rains in Mumbai brought some respite for air travellers, as most had to only cope with weather related delays at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport—starting with hour-long delays in the morning.
Despite the odds, over 95 per cent domestic flights operated from Mumbai—Indian had no cancellations, but combined three flights on the Goa, Delhi and Bangalore sectors. Newer entrants Kingfisher, SpiceJet and GoAir—they have fewer daily frequencies—also operated all Mumbai flights.
While Air Deccan and Air Sahara had five and three cancellations respectively, Jet Airways cancelled a Porbunder flight, in addition to clubbing flights on the Bangalore sector.
But airline schedules were severely affected with the closure of the main runway 09-27 for two hours, (2.01 pm and 4 pm) due to urgent repair work.
06/07/06 Mumbai Newsline

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