Runway closure, power cut affect flight operations at Mumbai airport

Flights were delayed for one to one and a half-hour due to the closure of runway for over an hour, an airport source told PTI here.

Adding to the problem, there was power cut as well as water-logging at the newly constructed terminal 1-C which further led to congestion at the airport, the source said.

The Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) said that the main runway (09/27) was closed for 50 minutes (0810 hours to 0900 hours) to clear glass pieces of runway edge light which were broken by a departing aircraft.

"Due to the closure, there was a long queue of aircraft at the runway awaiting clearance from the ATC," the source said.

The source also said that following rains last night, there was water-logging at terminal 1-C leading to the closure of the area.