GUWAHATI: No flight to & from Kolkata Airport from 3 PM today to 8 AM tomorrow (IST). Closure timing revised from earlier announced 9.30 PM today to 6PM tomorrow (IST) as Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall in the morning.
It is to be mentioned that all flights from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar have already been cancelled from midnight tonight as the "extremely severe cyclone" nears the state's coast, south of temple town Puri.
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"All airlines and operators are informed that due to approaching severe cyclonic storm Fani, flights to and from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar will be cancelled between 12 am on 3 May to 11.59 pm on 4 May. Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata will be cancelled between 9.30 pm on 3 May to 6 pm on 4 May," the DGCA said in a tweet.
For safety of air passengers from/ to @aaibpiairport & @aaikolairport, DGCA has issued operational advisory to Airlines/ Operators. We wish all the passengers to be safe & alert. #CyclonicStormFANI pic.twitter.com/0jyzds82JY
— Ministry of Civil Aviation (@MoCA_GoI) May 2, 2019
Airlines such as Air India and GoAir waived-off cancellations and change charges for flights to and from Bhubaneswar.
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