An IndiGo flight struggled to land in Chennai after the storm made landfall on Puducherry coasts on Saturday, resulting in the flight’s go-around.

Viral video shows IndiGo flight aborting landing in Chennai due to Cyclone Fengal`s strong winds and heavy rain.

Flight operations at Chennai airport resumed this morning after around 16 hours. The Chennai airport advised passengers to reach out to their respective airlines for information regarding their flights.

The viral video showed powerful crosswinds and low visibility forcing the IndiGo airplane's pilot to abort landing plans and take off again at the Chennai airport amidst Cyclone Fengal

According to the latest updates, schools and colleges in some parts of Tamil Nadu will remain closed due to heavy rainfall. Schools and colleges will be closed in Karaikal and Puducherry and also a few parts of Chennai.

The cyclone made landfall near the union territory of Puducherry on Saturday night, bringing heavy downpour to Tamil Nadu state. Capital Chennai received over 18cm of rainfall in 24 hours from Friday to Saturday evening, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said.

In the undated footage, an Airbus A320 Neo was seen aborting its landing shortly after touching down. The aircraft tilted briefly to the left before stabilising and ascending back into the clouds.

Cyclone Fengal caused severe disruptions at Chennai International Airport, shutting it down for over 16 hours. High crosswinds and heavy rain led to t

A viral video shows the aircraft briefly touching down before sharply veering to the left, its wings dangerously close to the ground, before the pilots lifted it back into the stormy skies.

Due to adverse weather conditions amid Cyclone Fengal, Chennai airport had suspended its operations till 4 am on Sunday.