By DT News Network. F lights to Chennai from Bahrain have resumed after it was interrupted because of the flooding in the south Indian city. Flooding in Chennai had halted the operations at the Chennai airport last week. Despite being peak time of travel to Chennai and India, travellers from Bahrain
Flights to Chennai from Bahrain have resumed after it was interrupted because of the flooding in the south Indian city.
Flooding in Chennai had halted the operations at the Chennai airport last week. Despite being peak time of travel to Chennai and India, travellers from Bahrain had to wait for a week for flights to Chennai.
Several days of closure had to be enforced as the airport’s boundary wall got damaged at 17 locations when water entered.
Indian Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Ganapathy Raju had inspected the airport on Monday. “Normalcy is already there. Only airlines have to take a call,” he told Indian media. Fencing was done to repair the damage parts of the wall, he said. “For now, fencing has been done in those 17 spots to at least prevent the entry of animals into the runway.” Raju said.
In Bahrain, however, it seems that Indian residents are in a rush to visit the devastated city to meet family as many airliners reported fully-booked flights.
Confirming the resumption of flights to Chennai, an Air India representative said: “There are flights to Chennai now. Some flights to Chennai are already fully booked. “
A representative from Gulf Air also said that flights to Chennai are available. “Flights are available, it resumed since Tuesday,” the representative said, adding that inbound flights from Chennai is also active at this point. Representatives from Qatar airways and Fly Dubai also confirmed to DT News that the flights to Chennai were resumed.
According to Aryan Travel Operation manager Ryan Perera almost every airlines has resumed flights to Chennai. He informed that the travel agency has been getting many bookings to Chennai.
“The flights resumed since Wednesday and almost all airlines have resumed. The ticket rates are a bit high because of many people who are travelling to the city particularly because of the approaching holiday season,” he said, adding that flights from Chennai to Bahrain had also resumed.
