Domestic flights start in Chennai airport

Chennai: Domestic flights from Chennai airport started on Sunday after four days of shutdown due to heavy flooding of its runway, an official said.

"The airport is now open for domestic day flights. We are hoping that international flights will be operational from Monday," an official told IANS.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will review the situation for night operations.

Budget airline IndiGo on Sunday said it will resume partial flight operations to Chennai on the Bengaluru-Chennai-Mumbai-Delhi sectors.