Durgapur Flights

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended the licence of a SpiceJet pilot for six months following an incident where the airline's flight from Mumbai to Durgapur had faced severe turbulence and resulted in injuries.

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft of SpiceJet, which was headed to Durgapur from Chennai, had to return after one of the engines developed sang mid-air, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.

At least 12 passengers and three cabin crew members were injured after the SpiceJet Boeing B737 aircraft, operating from Mumbai to Durgapur, encountered severe turbulence during descent on Sunday following extreme weather conditions.

SpiceJet expressed its regret at this unfortunate incident and is providing all possible medical help to the injured.

Air India first introduced its services to Durgapur in May 2015 but it was withdrawn in June 2016.

Air Deccan will soon open bookings for flights from Kolkata to destinations including Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bagdogra, Cooch Behar and Agartala.

Zoom Air also plans to start direct flights to Jabalpur, Mumbai, Surat and Tirupati this summer, the airline said on its website.

Zoom Air will operate Delhi-Durgapur-Kolkata flights in the morning and Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi in the evening from March 24, 2017, its CEO and director Koustav Mohan Dhar told NDTV Profit.

Zoom Air would start commercial services from February 15 with a flight to Durgapur via Kolkata from New Delhi.

Jaisalmer, Agra, Gwalior or Bhatinda -- soon you can fly to any of these places at budget fares. These are among the 22 airports that can immediately start operations as per a government scheme.

Last month, operations came to a grinding halt at the Durgapur airport in West Bengal after leading to a bitter face-off between the Centre and the state government. Air India, the only airline which operated to it, had discontinued flights saying nobody was buying tickets.

On the day the NDA Government announced its new civil aviation policy to boost connectivity to smaller cities across India, Air India withdrew flights to Durgapur in West Bengal due to operational reasons.

On May 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew out of Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Durgapur in West Bengal. But formally, the airport opened on Monday, with celebrities taking the first Alliance Air flight from Kolkata to Durgapur. Flight time was 35 minutes, the ticket cost Rs 2500.

Air India today became the first airline to start commercial operations from recently opened Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, at Durgapur, 170 kms from in Kolkata, with a flight connecting Kolkata to Durgapur and back.

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended the licence of a SpiceJet pilot for six months following an incident where the airline's flight from Mumbai to Durgapur had faced severe turbulence and resulted in injuries.

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft of SpiceJet, which was headed to Durgapur from Chennai, had to return after one of the engines developed sang mid-air, senior officials of aviation regulator DGCA said on Wednesday.

At least 12 passengers and three cabin crew members were injured after the SpiceJet Boeing B737 aircraft, operating from Mumbai to Durgapur, encountered severe turbulence during descent on Sunday following extreme weather conditions.

SpiceJet expressed its regret at this unfortunate incident and is providing all possible medical help to the injured.

Air India first introduced its services to Durgapur in May 2015 but it was withdrawn in June 2016.

Air Deccan will soon open bookings for flights from Kolkata to destinations including Jamshedpur, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bagdogra, Cooch Behar and Agartala.

Zoom Air also plans to start direct flights to Jabalpur, Mumbai, Surat and Tirupati this summer, the airline said on its website.

Zoom Air will operate Delhi-Durgapur-Kolkata flights in the morning and Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi in the evening from March 24, 2017, its CEO and director Koustav Mohan Dhar told NDTV Profit.

Zoom Air would start commercial services from February 15 with a flight to Durgapur via Kolkata from New Delhi.

Jaisalmer, Agra, Gwalior or Bhatinda -- soon you can fly to any of these places at budget fares. These are among the 22 airports that can immediately start operations as per a government scheme.

Last month, operations came to a grinding halt at the Durgapur airport in West Bengal after leading to a bitter face-off between the Centre and the state government. Air India, the only airline which operated to it, had discontinued flights saying nobody was buying tickets.

On the day the NDA Government announced its new civil aviation policy to boost connectivity to smaller cities across India, Air India withdrew flights to Durgapur in West Bengal due to operational reasons.

On May 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew out of Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Durgapur in West Bengal. But formally, the airport opened on Monday, with celebrities taking the first Alliance Air flight from Kolkata to Durgapur. Flight time was 35 minutes, the ticket cost Rs 2500.

Air India today became the first airline to start commercial operations from recently opened Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, at Durgapur, 170 kms from in Kolkata, with a flight connecting Kolkata to Durgapur and back.