Heavy fog hits flights in Kolkata
Kolkata: Heavy fog in the city this morning stalled air operations at the airport with no flight being able to take off or land.
Authorities at the Netaji Subhas Bose International Airport said no flights have taken off from 5 am as the fog density was 50 metres leading to very low visibility.
Approximately 40 morning flights could not take off and about 13 incoming flights could not land at the airport.
The New Delhi-Kolkata flight could not land and returned to New Delhi while the Kolkata-New Delhi Air India flight at 7 am was cancelled and combined with the next flight of the airlines at 10 am, sources said.
Suburban trains have also been affected due to the dense fog.
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Authorities at the Netaji Subhas Bose International Airport said no flights have taken off from 5 am as the fog density was 50 metres leading to very low visibility.
Approximately 40 morning flights could not take off and about 13 incoming flights could not land at the airport.
The New Delhi-Kolkata flight could not land and returned to New Delhi while the Kolkata-New Delhi Air India flight at 7 am was cancelled and combined with the next flight of the airlines at 10 am, sources said.
Suburban trains have also been affected due to the dense fog.
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