As heavy rains hit many parts of Mumbai on Tuesday, a SpiceJet aircraft overshot the Mumbai airport runway and got stuck in the mud. In one of the several instances of flight disruptions, the aircraft overshot on landing at the airport was due to the rains following wet surface.

Flight SG 703 coming from Varanasi landed on runway 27, overshot it and got stuck in the muddy area on the side. The aircraft had 183 passengers in it while the incident happened. All the passengers were deplaned safely using a safety slide and taken to the arrival hall.

A SpiceJet spokesperson confirmed the incident and said all passengers were safe. Jet Airways in a late night tweet said all operations to and from Mumbai have been suspended and flights impacted due to rains. Earlier the airport runway closed down for half an hour starting 6:49. Flights were delayed by at least 20 minutes to half an hour.

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A spokesperson at Mumbai International Airport Ltd, the GVK-led consortium that operates the airport. There were four diversions and 10 go-arounds. At around 10:45, eyewitnesses said the runways were shut again. In the intervals that the runways were functional, flights ran at least 35 minutes late. At least 10 flights were canceled.

There were about 13 go-arounds and seven flights were diverted, said a spokesperson.

Mumbai airport’s cargo hold area too was submerged in ankle-deep water, wetting and spoiling several consignments worth millions. The airport has the busiest freighter operations in the country. The spokesperson said cargo operations never stopped and added the consignments were mounted on pellets and hence unaffected.

Meanwhile, weather observatory has predicted heavy rainfalls and for the safety of students, the state government has declared a holiday on Wednesday. State Education Minister, Vinod Tawde said that the department will compensate by reducing a day from the Diwali vacations.

With the weather department forecasting more rain, the civic administration and other agencies have geared up to tackle any possibility and keep the city afloat unlike on August 29, when the metropolis was flooded.