Chennai rain: 24 flights cancelled

CHENNAI: IndiGo has cancelled 24 flights --12 arrivals and 12 departures -- in Chennai due to heavy rain triggered by cyclone Nivar, which is set to make landfall around Puducherry on Wednesday night.
Most of them are flights using small aircraft ATR-72.
Cancelled departures
6E7143 to Trichy at 7am, 6E7183 to Tuticorin at 8.35am, 6E7986 to Hubli at 8.40am, 6E7228 to Tuticorin at 11.15am, 6E7686 to Kozhikode at 11.25am, 6E7185 to Tuticorin at 1pm, 6E7232 to Mangalore at 1.45pm, 6E6188 to Bengluru at 2.45pm, 6E7208 to Vijayawada at 4.30pm, 6E516 to Bengaluru at 7pm, 6E7942 to Kannur at 7.10pm and 6E7215 to Trichy at 8.35pm.
Cancelled arrivals
6E7144 from Trchy at 9.55am, 6E7184 from Tuticorin at 12.25pm, 6E7987 from Hubli at 1.10pm, 6E7229 from Tuticorin at 3.20pm, 6E7186 from Tuticorin at 4.55pm, 6E6189 from Bengaluru at 5.40pm, 6E7139 from Mangalore at 6pm, 6E7135 from Varanasi at 8.05pm, 6E517 from Bengaluru to 10.20pm, 6E7151 from Trichy at 11.25pm, 6E7943 from Kannur at 11.30pm.
The Airports Authority of India has urged passengers to contact the airline for details.
SpiceJet has issued an alert saying that the cyclone might impact flight operations from Chennai and Vijayawada and cancellations will be intimated to passengers through sms/email.
GoAir has also urged passengers to look at flight status while Vistara has issued an advisory telling passengers that flights may get affected to and from Chennai and that people should reach the airport early.