Air India offers full fare refunds as flight operations disrupts amid heavy rain

Following heavy rains that pounded Mumbai and its suburbs, flight operations have been affected, resulting in the cancellation and diversion of some of the flights.

Referring to this, Air India is offering full refunds or a one-time complimentary rescheduling for bookings confirmed for travel on Sunday.

The airline also shared a link and asked the people to check the flight status before heading to the airport.

Mumbai has been experiencing heavy rains for the past couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, the Mumbai Police issued an advisory on Sunday, asking citizens to avoid going out in coastal areas in view of the heavy rainfall in the city.

The police in its advisory said that residents should leave their homes only if necessary and take precautions. In case of any emergency, number 100 has also been issued.

Earlier, the Mumbai civic authority urged residents to avoid going out unless necessary, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for the city, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall.

An orange alert was also issued for Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts in Maharashtra's Konkan region.