Mumbai: All flights canceled till 7 pm due to Cyclone Nisarga
Mumbai, June 3, 2020: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai witnessed a runway excursion today with FedEx flight 5033 arriving from Bengaluru. The incident occurred when the MD11 aircraft landed on runway 14/32. The aircraft was towed away from the runway and there has been no disruption in flight operations.
A spokesperson for the Mumbai airport said that in consultation with Airport Authority of India (AAI), considering the strong crosswinds, it has been decided that no arrivals and departures will take place between 2.30 pm to 7 pm.
The severe cyclonic storm “Nisarga” moved northeastwards and crossed Maharashtra coast close to south of alibagh from 12:30 to 2.30 pm as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 100-110 kmph gusting to 120 kmph. Wind speed at alibag 102 kmph. It lay centered at 1430 hrs ist of today, the 03rd June 2020 over coastal Maharashtra near lat. 18.5°n and long. 73.2°e close to southeast of Alibagh, 75 km southeast of Mumbai (Colaba), and 65 km west of Pune.
Wind forecast for coastal Maharashtra and Gujarat
90-100 kmph gusting to 110 kmph along & off Raigad & adjoining areas of Mumbai and Thane; 60-80 kmph Gusting to 90 kmph likely along & off Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, remaining areas of Thane & Palghar Districts and 60-70 kmph gusting to 80 kmph along & off Valsad & Navsari districts of Gujarat during the Next 3 hours and gradually decrease thereafter.
