Chennai Floods: Indian Air Force to evacuate stranded passengers from city airport

Two C-17 from ‘INS Rajali’ airbase in Arakkonam, about 60 km west of Chennai, and one C-130 J aircraft at Tambaram airbase, have been stationed for reconnaissance missions, they said.

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Airports Authority of India chairman R K Shrivastava in New Delhi said that around 250-300 passengers are stranded at the Chennai airport.

These passengers will be airlifted from the Chennai airport to Tambaram and Arakkonam airbase of the air force, he added.

Flight services in and out of Chennai Airport were suspended yesterday due to the heavy rains and water logging on the runway and the Airports Authority of India had also issued a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) to all air operators in this regard.

Aviation authorities had said that the operations could resume only after rains stopped and water receded at the airport.

The rains in Chennai today abated after a torrential spell that continued for last three days leaving the areas in and around the state capital in delgue.

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