Mumbai Airport breaks its own record, handles 1003 flights in one day

Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL), the company that manages the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, on Wednesday said that the airport handled 1,003 takeoffs and landings on 5 June, making it the highest traffic in a single day at any airport in India.

MIAL said in a statement, “(On Tuesday) Due to heavy rainfall the aircraft was diverted to the nearby airports and were later accommodated immediately as the rains stopped, which lead to increase in the flight movements.”

Due to heavy rainfalls, flight plans were changed and diverted to the nearby airports and were later were accommodated immediately as the rains stopped, which lead to increase in the flight movements.

On Tuesday, June 05, 2018 Mumbai airport witnessed 1003 flight takeoffs and landing breaking their own record of 988 flight movements.

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