Indore (Madhya Pradesh): In view of heavy rains in Mumbai and the red alert issued by the weather department for Thursday, one morning flight for Mumbai was cancelled. On the other hand train operations remained unaffected. Heavy rains which started in Mumbai on Wednesday continued on Thursday morning also.
In view of this, IndiGo cancelled its flight 6E 294/232, which arrives in the city from Mumbai at 8.10 am and goes back to Mumbai at 8.40 am. Officials said that the airline decided to cancel the flight in the morning and informed the passengers about it. However, due to lack of information, many passengers reached the airport and expressed their displeasure.
However, seeing the danger due to bad weather, the passengers calmed down. The airline gave them the option of a refund and re-taking the flight in the evening. The passengers were also troubled by the fact that no other flight was available for Mumbai before evening. No effect on train movement On the other hand, the operation of trains to and from Mumbai remained unaffected, despite the heavy rains.
Mumbai-Indore Avantika Express that left Mumbai on Wednesday night reached the city in the morning and Daund-Indore Express also reached the city on time on Thursday morning. Although en route both the trains were delayed by about 45 minutes, but later they covered this delay. On Thursday, Avantika Express and Daund Express train departed on time.