Kolkata: All flights from Kolkata were temporarily suspended on Monday at the NSC Bose International Airport as a severe storm with a wind speed of 80 km per hour hit the city, airport sources said.
The sources also said all incoming flights including domestic and international ones are being diverted to different routes since 2 pm as low visibility at the runway is making it difficult for planes to land and take off.
A total of seven incoming domestic flights have either been sent back to their place of origin or have been diverted to other airports of Aizawl, New Delhi and Mumbai, they said, adding that international flights like those from Bangkok and Dhaka were also diverted.
The main runway, which was shut down for repairs, was also put to use as the situation worsened since morning.
As a result of the prevailing bad weather over Kolkata, Kingfisher Airlines has had to make changes to its flights operating into and out of Kolkata.
The following flights have been cancelled for Monday May 25, 2009
Flight Number Sector
IT 2531 Kolkata - Bagdogra
IT 2532 Bagdogra - Kokata
IT 2554 Kolkata - Raipur / Raipur - Indore / Indore - Ahmedabad
IT 4541 Kolkata - Agartala
IT 4542 Agartala - Kolkata
IT 513 Mumbai - Kolkata
IT 514 Kolkata - Mumbai
IT 603 Delhi - Kolkata
IT 604 Kolkata - Delhi
The following flights bound for Kolkata had to be diverted to other airfields on Monday:
Flight Number Sector
IT 2553 Raipur-Kolkata diverted to Ranchi.
IT 4804 Imphal-Kolkata diverted to Agartala.
IT 4588 Jamshedpur-Kolkata diverted to Ranchi.
The following flight for Tuesday May 26, 2009 has been cancelled:
Flight Number Sector
IT 2553 Ahmedabad - Indore / Indore - Raipur / Raipur - Kolkata
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