Chennai, Nov 30: Multiple flights to and from Chennai were affected on Friday due to inclement weather in the region ahead of Cyclone Fengal’s expected landfall in Tamil Nadu today evening.
Multiple airlines issued travel advisories and updates on their flight plans due to the continuing heavy rains in Chennai.
"Flights to and from Chennai are getting affected due to inclement weather and heavy rains," read an X post by Air India.
IndiGo issued a travel advisory and said that their flights in multiple cities, including Chennai, Tiruchirappali, Tuticorin, Madurai, and others were impacted.
"The current weather conditions continue to impact flights to/from Chennai, Tiruchirappalli, Tuticorin, Madurai, with Tirupati and Vishakhapatnam now also affected," read the X post by IndiGo Airlines.
According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai, intense rain spells are expected to continue in the north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday due to the cyclone's impact.