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ONGC aircraft grounded at Juhu, delays hit international airport
Flights at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) and the old airbase at Juhu were severely affected on Thursday as the oil sector strike entered its second day.

The old airport at Juhu caters to offshore operations of the Bombay High-based Oil and Natural Gas Commission. It had only 12 or 13 aircraft movements on Thursday. Since Wednesday, not one ONGC helicopter has been used.

A senior airport official said the only flight movements at Juhu have been those of private charters. “On an average day, we have 35 depar...

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