Reasons Why Mumbai Int. Airport To Be Closed For 6 Hours Today:

Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport has been announced to be closed for 6 hours today. Flight operations on the airport will be suspended on Thursday for 6 hours from 11 am to 5 pm. Apparently, this is not the first time the airport authorities have taken this break, Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has said that the flight operations will be stopped in order to carry out 'post-Monsson maintenance' work on the runways and elsewhere on the airport. The statement in this regard was issued last week.

"As a part of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) comprehensive post-monsoon runway maintenance plan, the cross runways -- RWY 09/27 and RWY 14/32 -- will be temporarily non-operational on October 17, 2024, from 11 am to 5 pm," said MIAL in a release published on Friday, October 4.

 The work will be carried out from 11 am to 5 pm, during which both cross runways—RWY 09/27 and RWY 14/32—will be non-operational. In preparation for the closure, airport authorities had issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) six months ago, informing airlines and other stakeholders about the upcoming maintenance. This advance notice allows airlines to adjust schedules and minimise disruption to flight operations.

Airport authorities takes this break every year after monsoons to fulfil the maintainence & repairs.

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