Chennai: Cyclone Fengal brought heavy rains and strong winds across Tamil Nadu. Flight operations were suspended at Chennai airport on Saturday sue to adverse weather conditions. A footage shared on social media which showcase a flight struggling to land at Chennai Airport is making rounds on the microblogging site X.
The video, which Times Now could not been independently verify, captured the plane aborting its landing after making initial contact with the runway. The aircraft was reportedly forced to take off again due to intense crosswinds and poor visibility caused by the storm.
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The footage quickly went viral, leaving many social media users shocked by the conditions. Several questioned why flights were still operating in such dangerous weather. Authorities have not yet provided a statement regarding the flight's operation under the severe weather conditions.
Flight Operations Suspended
Flight operations have resumed at Chennai airport on Sunday. Earlier on Friday, Chennai airport announced suspension of operations till 4 am on December 1 following heavy inundation of runways and the taxiway, due to the cyclone ‘Fengal’ triggered rains and the ‘adverse weather condition,’ with over 50 flights being cancelled and scores of passengers left in the lurch.
Official sources told news agency PTI that the two runways and the taxiway were inundated and as many as 55 flights were cancelled and 19 others diverted, adding, the services include both domestic and international operations. Earlier in the day, when the airport was operational, at least 12 flights were delayed.
The complete disruption of services left the passengers in a lurch and according to ballpark estimates from official sources, over 10,000 people could have been affected due to cancellations and diversions. While the services were hit, nearly 1,000 passengers continued to stay back inside the airport premises to take the first available flight from here to their respective destinations.
With PTI Inputs