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All flights, 32 in total, operating out of Visakhapatnam Airport were cancelled on Tuesday owing to the severe cyclonic storm 'Montha', said an official.Visakhapatnam Airport Director N Purushottam said two Air India Express flights were cancelled on October 27."Actually, we are operating 30 to 32 movements (flights) daily, domestic as well as international. Today, all those flights are cancelled," Purushottam told PTI.Other than the two cancelled Air India Express flights on Monday, he said the rest of the 30 flights had operated on October 27.Further, he said the airport has taken precautions to shield it from the severe cyclonic storm as per the Airports Authority of India (AAI) guidelines, covering pre-cyclone and post-cyclone phases.Live EventsLikewise, Vijayawada Airport has cancelled 16 flights today, but managed to operate five flights."Yesterday (Monday) there was only one flight cancellation to Vizag. But today, 16 flights were cancelled to various destinations, including Delhi, Mumbai, across the country," said Vijayawada Airport Director Lakshmikanth Reddy.According to Reddy, the airlines have taken a decision to suspend operations for today, adding that clarity could emerge by evening about tomorrow's flight operations.Similarly, four flights were cancelled in Tirupati Airport.Meanwhile, 120 trains were cancelled in total on October 27 and Tuesday across the South Central Railway (SCR) Zone, said a railway official.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onVizag Airport flight cancellationsCyclone Montha impactVisakhapatnam Airport newsAir India Express cancellationsSouth Central Railway train cancellationsVijayawada Airport updatesTirupati Airport flight statusCyclone precautions Airports Authority of IndiaIndian domestic flights cancelledCyclonic storm flight disruptions (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onVizag Airport flight cancellationsCyclone Montha impactVisakhapatnam Airport newsAir India Express cancellationsSouth Central Railway train cancellationsVijayawada Airport updatesTirupati Airport flight statusCyclone precautions Airports Authority of IndiaIndian domestic flights cancelledCyclonic storm flight disruptions(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless Prime ExclusivesInvestment IdeasStock Report PlusePaperWealth Edition123View all Stories
