Mumbai airport main runway shut after SpiceJet incident; Vistara, GoAir cancel these flights - Check list

While largest airliners in terms of market share like Indigo and SpiceJet have asked passengers to check flight status to or from Mumbai airport, other airlines like GoAir and Vistara have cancelled a number of flights due to heavy rains. These flights which have been  cancelled are mostly from Mumbai to places like Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and others. Mumbai rains have been copious and they have continued now for the last five days, with more to come. This has forced airlines to announce flight delays and even waivers  on cancellation or change fee have been ordered. GoAir and Vistara have asked guided passengers to check their flight status as they have cancelled a host of flights on Tuesday. Mumbai airport has been filled with stationary air-traffic as both domestic and international carriers are facing a slowdown in operations due to weather conditions and now, with the main runway being shut down.

Vistara:

The Tata Group and Singapore Airlines-led airline released a notice on Tuesday saying, with addition to the previous cancellations, the following flights to/from Mumbai have also been cancelled for July 02, 2019,  due to runway restrictions after runway incident last evening involving another airline at Mumbai airport. 

This was indicated towards a SpiceJet flight which overshot the runway during its landing at Mumbai airport. The incident took place during midnight of Monday, with no injuries. The plane which is Boeing 737-800, was coming from Jaipur. This led to closure of main runway at Mumbai airport, with secondary one still being in operation. Because of the SpiceJet incident, even a Korean Air Flight KE655 scheduled from Seoul to Mumbai was diverted to Ahmedabad after the incident. 

Hence, Vistara has now cancelled a number of flights. Check list: 

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— Vistara (@airvistara) July 2, 2019

Vistara also stated that, all impacted customers will receive full refund. One can visit airvistara.com or SMS UK <flight no> to 9289228888 for updated flight status. Customers may also contact Vistara's airport ticketing offices or call on 24X7 customer number given for assisstance. 

Further, Vistara has also said, "Due to rain-related disruptions in Mumbai, we are waiving change and cancel fees for all flights to/from Mumbai on 2nd and 3rd July 2019. Only fare difference, if any, will be applicable for date change."

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— Vistara (@airvistara) July 2, 2019

GoAir: 

A similar pattern was followed by GoAir as well. The low-cost carrier said, "#GoAlert: Due to heavy rains in Mumbai, we're offering rescheduling/cancellation fee waiver to passengers travelling to/from #Mumbai till July 3, 2019. Please contact customer care at 18602 100 999 for alternate options. Stay safe and keep a tab on your flight status."

#GoAlert: Due to heavy rains in Mumbai, we're offering rescheduling/cancellation fee waiver to passengers travelling to/from #Mumbai till July 3, 2019. Please contact customer care at 18602 100 999 for alternate options. Stay safe and keep a tab on your flight status.

— GoAir (@goairlinesindia) July 2, 2019

These many GoAir flights are cancelled from or to Mumbai airport:

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— GoAir (@goairlinesindia) July 2, 2019

One can check GoAir flight status at SMS G8 <space> FlightNo to 57333.