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As rains lashed Chennai on Sunday (May 4, 2025) evening, a few flights were diverted from the Chennai airport to the Tiruchi and Bengaluru airports. Owing to the downpour, some of the flights that were scheduled for arrival at that time could not land at the city airport, sources said. 

Three flights from Madurai, Tiruchi, and Singapore had to be diverted. The flight from Madurai departed around 2:30 p.m. and was supposed to arrive in Chennai at 3:55 p.m. It was, however, was diverted to Tiruchi. The flight from Tiruchi that left around 2:55 p.m. and was supposed to land at 3:55 p.m. was diverted back to the Tiruchi airport.

The flight from Singapore, which was to land at 3:55 p.m., was diverted to the Bengaluru airport. No flights were cancelled due to the rain, the sources added.