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Cyclone Tauktae disrupts flight operations in Mumbai

17 May 2021 by Business Traveller India

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport will remain shut for three hours today between 1100 hours and 1400 hours, due to Cyclone Tauktae.

“With the approach of the impending Cyclone Tauktae, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is closing down all flight operations from 1100-1400 hours of May 17, 2021 as a precaution. The airport has so far witnessed three diversions. More updates will follow, ” reads an official statement.

Later, in a new update, the airport announced that it will be shut until 1600 hours(local time) today.

Very Severe Cyclonic Storm “Tauktae” over Eastcentral Arabian Sea intensified into an Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm: Cyclone Warning & post landfall outlook for Gujarat & Diu coasts (Red message).https://t.co/nIG8rzj9Vh pic.twitter.com/DAJCsnuRVw
— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 17, 2021

Airlines like Indigo and Spicejet have issued a travel advisory on the same:

#6ETravelAdvisory: Due to cyclone alert, Mumbai Airport operations will be closed from 1100 hrs to 1400 hrs today. Please visit https://t.co/tbHyUhYFKq to check the flight status. We'll keep you posted for further updates.
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) May 17, 2021

#TravelAdvisory: Due to cyclone alert, operations at the Mumbai International Airport will remain closed from 1100 hrs to 1400 hrs today. Passengers are advised to keep a check on their flight status via https://t.co/VkU7yLB2ny.
Stay tuned for further updates. Stay Safe!
— SpiceJet (@flyspicejet) May 17, 2021

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed 24 teams in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

According to SkyMetWeather, Cyclone Tauktae is heading towards Gujarat.

The cylone Tauktae is heading for #Gujarat and is likely to make landfall near Vanabara (Diu) on the 18th morning as a very severe cyclonic storm. #CycloneTauktae #CycloneTauktaeupdate #CycloneAlert #TaukateCyclone #taukate https://t.co/x1cBrFMc1D
— SkymetWeather (@SkymetWeather) May 17, 2021