Vistara flight from Amritsar to Mumbai diverted to Ahmedabad due to bad weather

Vistara airline on July 21 said that flight from Amritsar to Mumbai (ATQ-BOM) has been diverted to Ahmedabad (AMD) due to bad weather at Mumbai airport. In a statement released by the ailrine, it said, Flight UK696 is expected to arrive in Ahmedabad (AMD) at 12.15 hours.

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Amid heavy rains in Mumbai, Indigo also issued travel advisory warning all passengers to keep a check on flight status. It also requested flyers to plan their travel, keeping water logging issues in mind.

“Attention Mumbaikars! We're experiencing heavy rainfall & it is expected to increase in the next 24 hours. If you're flying to/from #Mumbai, please monitor your flight status on official website and plan your travel accordingly due to waterlogging,” IndiGo wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Mumbai has issued a yellow alert for heavy rain in the city, which will remain in effect until July 24. The forecasted temperatures are expected to range from a high of 29°C to a low of 25°C.

Heavy rain battered parts of Mumbai on Saturday, resulting in significant waterlogging across the city.

Several roads have been closed and traffic has been redirected due to the extensive flooding.The monsoon covered the entire country six days ahead of its normal schedule. Delhi, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Jammu and Kashmir received the spell in early July.