Flight operation suspended at Kolkata airport

Kolkata, May 25 (PTI) All flights to and from the capital
city of India's eastern state of West Bengal have been
suspended for the time being at the NSC Bose International
Airport here as a severe storm with a wind speed of 80 km per
hour hit the city, airport sources said.

All flights including domestic and international ones are
being diverted to different routes since 2 pm IST as low
visibility at the runway is making it difficult for planes to
land and take off, sources said.

A total of seven 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.

International flights like those from Bangkok and Dhaka
were also diverted, sources said.

The main runway, which was shut down for repairs, was
also put to use as the situation worsened since morning. PTI
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