Chennai:Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and lightning, across Chennai’s suburban areas on Friday night disrupted flight operations at Chennai airport, including 10 arrivals and 12 departures.
An Air India Express flight from Kolkata, carrying 194 passengers, was diverted to Coimbatore after it could not land in Chennai. An IndiGo flight from Kolkata, carrying 162 passengers, was diverted to Tiruchy.
Eight other flights arriving from Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Coimbatore and Sri Lanka, among other destinations, were forced to circle in the air for an extended period as they awaited favourable weather conditions to land.
The flights, subsequently, landed in Chennai one after another after the weather improved and the rain subsided.
Also, 12 departing flights to destinations including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Madurai, Thoothukudi, Tiruchy and Sri Lanka were delayed by up to an hour.
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