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Mumbai Airport Issues Heavy Rainfall Advisory, Asks Travellers To Check Flight Status & Leave Early

by Vaishalee Kalvankar
Mumbai Airport Issues Heavy Rainfall Advisory, Asks Travellers To Check Flight Status & Leave Early

India celebrated Janmashtami with great enthusiasm and happiness on September 7. Janmashtami is an Indian festival that is celebrated to mark Lord Krishna’s birth. It is believed that it rained heavily the day he was born. And keeping up with that, many states in India witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall, including Mumbai. The city is and will be witnessing heavy rainfall for a few more days, according to the weather report. Looking at this, Mumbai Airport has issued an advisory for travellers. 

Mumbai Airport Issues Heavy Rainfall Advisory

 

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Mumbai welcomed Lord Krishna with very heavy rainfall in the city. The preceding days had been super dry, and this sudden heavy rainfall on this auspicious occasion surely added to the happiness of the festival. But with heavy rainfall comes a lot of trouble for daily commuters and also travellers. 

Looking at the heavy rainfall that the city is currently witnessing, Mumbai Airport, also known as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), has issued an advisory.

Through this advisory, the airport has asked passengers to check the status of their flight with their respective airlines. This will help them know the schedule of their flight better and accordingly manage their time. It also asked people to leave for the airport early so that they wouldn’t get caught in the traffic congestion. 

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Social Media Flooded With Videos

People should actually follow the travel advisory by Mumbai airport before heading out. The heavy rainfall in Mumbai actually flooded X (formerly known as Twitter) with videos and pictures. People expressed their happiness at heavy rainfall making a comeback on Janmashtami after a dry spell.

Some expressed their happiness and tweeted about the rainfall taking place on Janmashtami, while others conveyed how heavy rainfall has led them to be stuck in traffic for hours.

Many people sent out wishes for Janmashtami while mentioning Mumbai’s heavy rains in the message. All through this, Mumbai Traffic Police was constantly active on the microblogging site and helped people by sending updates. 

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Make sure you take a look at the advisory and plan your travel!

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First Published: September 08, 2023 4:23 PM