GVK-AAI-run Mumbai international airport on Sunday conducted a mock exercise to deal with an emergency situation in the eventuality of a fatal aircraft accident when it is on the approach path.
A Delhi-bound IndiGo flight continued to be stranded on the Mumbai airport runway for more than seven hours. According to reports, flight 6E-6097 was scheduled to leave Mumbai at 3:15 pm and land in Delhi at 5:30 pm today.
A total of 19.3 kg pseudoephedrine drug was recovered from the bag of the passenger who had a Tanzanian passport, he said.
The aircraft was taken back to the bay and the airline replaced the crew with the same plane departing for its destination at 8.45 am, the source said.
A video circulating on social media showed the man calmly walk over to the SpiceJet flight SG 634 and inspect it. As a yellow jeep pulls up behind him, the man proceeds to casually inspect the nose of the plane and then walk under it.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), responsible for security at all Indian airports, has sent out a detailed advisory revising and tightening the security norms to be followed, particularly airports in metropolitan cities like Mumbai.
Mumbai has been receiving heavy rains since the past few days and a number of accidents have been reported due to the heavy downpour. In yet another incident at the Mumbai Airport, a portion of slab collapsed onto the wall on Tuesday, due to water leakage. According to reports, there were no injuries due to the accident.
A Vistara flight was grounded after an empty baggage container hit the flight engine at Mumbai Airport. The incident was reported due to strong winds amid heavy rains in the city. Confirming the incident, Vistara airlines spokesperson said any passengers or crew members were not present inside the aircraft at the time of the incident.
Heavy rainfall continued to lash Mumbai and its neighbouring areas on Saturday, leaving residents stranded. Severe waterlogging and traffic jams across the city is being reported. Train services and airport operations have been hit due to heavy downpour. At least eleven flights have been cancelled and 9 flights were diverted at Mumbai Airport. Here is the full list of flights operation at Mumbai Airport:
Mahalaxmi Express has been held up between Badlapur and Vangani near Mumbai due to incessant rains on Saturday morning with around 700 passengers on board, DRM Central Railways said. Navy chopper and NDRF have been deployed rescue boats are deployed for the rescue operation.
A group of passengers created ruckus at the Mumbai airport Saturday morning after their SpiceJet flight to Durgapur got delayed, sources said.
Heavy rains lash Mumbai city on Monday morning leading to the temporary suspension of activity at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport due to poor visibility. "Due to heavy rains, there are no movements at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai," a spokesperson for the Mumbai airport said.
Mumbai Rains Live Updates | IMD has issued a red alert in Mumbai and adjoining Konkan region. Several flights to and from Mumbai international airport were cancelled as the rain continued to lash the maximum city. Mumbaikars have also been warned of high tides in Arabian Sea and people have been advised to use caution when standing on areas like Marine Drive.
The Boeing 737 plane of SpiceJet that has been partially stuck on the runway and the nearby grassy area at the city airport since Monday night, has been pulled back from the spot, but has not yet been brought back to the runway, a source said.
A full emergency was declared at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport as the flight returned and landed safely on a single engine around 4.50 p.m.
"A total of 75 flights have been canceled till late this evening. While 40 arrivals have been canceled by various operators, 35 flights that depart from here are also not being operated due to partial operations," the official said. "Besides cancellations, the operations are going on smoothly."
Heavy rainfall lashed out Mumbai and several parts of Maharashtra resulting in several trains being cancelled and flights delayed or cancelled. Rainfalls have put the city on halt as trains services, flight operations have been affected.
A single-judge bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula said that the GVK Airport Holdings' plea is without merit.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) confiscated foreign currency worth over Rs 10 lakh from inside mobile chargers from a passenger at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, reported ANI.
Heavy rainfall on Friday lashed several parts of Mumbai, including Andheri, Borivali. The first shower of the monsoon season has put the city on halt as trains services, flight operations have been affected.
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