Due to the heavy overnight rains that have lashed Chennai, 10 flights were diverted from Chennai airport.
Flights that were due to arrive from various international destinations including Singapore, Abu Dhabhi, Sharjah, Dubai, Colombo, Muscat, Doha and London were diverted to Bengaluru airport as the aircrafts couldn’t land owing to the heavy downpour.
Seven international flights from Singapore, Colombo, Sharjah, Muscat and Abu Dhabhi that were due to land between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. were diverted to Bengaluru airport but they subsequently landed at Chennai airport between 7 a.m. and 7.45 a.m. Three flights from Doha, Dubai and London, due to land in Chennai also went to Bengaluru.
