Mumbai Airport maintenance work, Passengers need to check before booking tickets

Both the runways at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will be non-operational for around six hours on May 10 due to maintenance work. Mumbai Airport maintenance work, Passengers need to check before booking tickets.

With the monsoon season approaching, the airport’s runways need to be prepped for the heavy rainfall that Mumbai witnesses every year. Continuing with its yearly practice of pre-monsoon repairs and maintenance, Mumbai airport will close its runways from 11:00 to 17:00 on May 10th.

CSMIA has posted an official tweet that says that “all operations will resume as usual post 17:00 hrs on the same day.” Every year ahead of monsoon, Mumbai airport preps its runways for the heavy rains it experiences, particularly from July onwards.

While the flight services will be affected, the airport itself and its facilities will be accessible and operational. As per the note released by the CSMIA, “As part of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s (CSMIA) monsoon contingency plan, both runways – RWY 14/32 & 09/27 will remain non-operational on May 10, 2022, for pre-monsoon maintenance & repair work.

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The closure will be from 1100hrs to 1700hrs and a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) has been issued in this regard. All operations will resume as usual from May 10, 2022 post 1700hrs. Passengers are requested to check with their respective airline on their scheduled flights for May 10.” Passengers are advised to check before booking the tickets.

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