Mumbai, May 13: Flight operations at Mumbai airport remained suspended for more than one hour on Monday due to inclement weather and dust storms, the private airport operator said. This resulted in as many as 15 flights getting diverted to different airports, it added. Mumbai Rains: Metal Parking Tower Collapses Amid Gusty Wind at Barkat Ali Naka on Wadala-Antop Hill Road; Vehicles Damaged (Watch Video)

Operations later resumed at 5.03 pm, the airport operator said in the statement. "Due to the inclement weather and dust storms in the city, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) temporarily suspended flight operations for around 66 minutes due to low visibility and gusty winds," the airport operator said in a statement. Stating that the operations resumed at 17:03 hours, the statement added, "during this period, the airport witnessed 15 diversions". Mumbai Local Train Update: Trains Running Late on Central, Harbour Lines Due to Sudden Rainfall and Gusty Winds

CSMIA had only last week completed its pre-monsoon runway maintenance successfully to ensure safe and smooth aircraft operations.