Velana International Airport (VIA) operations have been disrupted, due to continuous rainfall and flooding, with flights delayed and cancelled.
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) media officer Shamaan Shakir told Adhadhu that heavy rains have reduced visibility and delayed landings.
Some flights have been diverted, cancelled and delayed due to the rains. Four flights have been canceled and nine delayed. These include international and domestic flights.
Shamaan urged passengers to check the flight schedule online and prepare for the advisories issued by MACL.
VIA flooded.
MACL is making necessary arrangements for the passengers stranded at the airport, he said.
An orange alert has been issued for three atolls in central Maldives. About 212,138 people live in Male' and the floods have disrupted transportation.
