Flights delayed as Tirupati airport shuts for three hours

: Air traffic at the Renigunta airport was disrupted for three hours Tuesday owing to a minor damage at the end of the runway, an airport official said.

As a result, a flight from Tirupati to Hyderabad and another in the return direction were delayed, the official told PTI.

The damage, noticed in the afternoon, was set right between 4 pm and 7 pm and the traffic restored, the official said.

However, he did not elaborate on what the damage was and how it happened.