Cyclone Remal: Flight services resume at Kolkata airport after 21 hours of suspension
Times of India | 27 May 2024
KOLKATA: Flight operations at Kolkata airport resumed on Monday following a 21-hour suspension due to cyclone Remal, according to an official.
IndiGo's Kolkata-Port Blair flight, which took off at 8.59 am, was the first to depart, while SpiceJet's flight from Guwahati, landing at 09.50 am, was the first to arrive in Kolkata, as per an Airports Authority of India (AAI) top official.
The official mentioned that check-in procedures were underway for several other flights.
The last flight to take off from Kolkata airport on Sunday was at 12.16 pm.
Although the process of resuming flight operations has started, sources at the airport indicated that it would require more time for the situation to return to normal.
The cyclone, which made landfall around midnight on Sunday, brought heavy rainfall to the southern region of West Bengal, including Kolkata.
The authorities of Kolkata airport had decided to suspend flight operations for 21 hours from Sunday noon, taking into account the potential impact of cyclone Remal.