The effect of Biparjoy, which has turned into a very severe cyclonic storm, is visible in Mumbai. Due to bad weather, many flights were affected here last evening. Due to the incessant rains and strong winds caused by Cyclone Biparjoy, Mumbai has come to a standstill. An atmosphere of chaos was also witnessed at the Mumbai airport last evening. The atmosphere was so bad that hundreds of passengers had to sit and wait for their flights for hours. Many flights were canceled due to bad weather, while many flights were delayed.
Air India tweeted
In view of the bad weather, Air India shared a tweet on its official Twitter handle. Sharing the tweet, Air India wrote that- IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Apart from inclement weather conditions and temporary closure of runway 09/27 at Mumbai airport, some of our flights have been delayed and canceled as a result of other consequential factors beyond our control. Has happened. We apologize for any inconvenience caused to our guests, as we make every effort to minimize disruptions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Inclement weather conditions and the temporary closure of Runway 09/27 at the Mumbai airport, in addition to other consequential factors beyond our control have resulted in delays and cancellation of some of our flights. We regret the inconvenience caused…
— Air India (@airindia) June 11, 2023
Distressed passengers resorted to Twitter
Due to the cancellation of flights and delay in their arrival at Mumbai airport, many passengers were seen very upset. Distressed passengers took to Twitter to express their inconvenience and discomfort. In these tweets, the passengers tagged many people and also the DGCA.
@JM_Scindia sir we are waiting more than 5 hours at mumbai airport flight time was 11 pm but now due to unavailability of captain/pilot they are saying 4.40 am
If this is relevant they are not providing accommodation too. @DGCAIndia @IndiGo6E pic.twitter.com/KqlwVHQ78N— DURGESH TIWARI (@tiwaridurgesh89) June 11, 2023
Indigo replied
IndiGo tweeted a passenger – Now all Indigo flights are messed up at Mumbai airport.. All passengers are frustrated and there are huge delays.. No one knows what is happening here. In response to this, Indigo said- Sir, we can definitely understand the pain as flight delay is equally troublesome for us. It is only in extremely uncontrollable circumstances when we are forced to make such changes in the schedule. We look forward to your kind understanding.
@IndiGo6E All indigo flights are messed up at mumbai airport now.. All passengers are frustrated and too much delays.. No one knows what’s happening here. #goIndigo
— Prudhvi Ram Vedula (@vedularam) June 12, 2023