Sunday , November 17 2024

All flights from Andal Airport cancelled, passengers protest

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Kolkata, August 4 (HS). Due to continuous rain in the state, flight operations could not resume from Andal airport on Sunday as well. Although it has not rained since Sunday morning, it has not been possible to resume flights due to waterlogging.

According to sources, air services at the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Andal in West Burdwan district were suspended since Friday due to rain.

Passengers faced a lot of trouble due to the cancellation of flights. Passengers protested in front of the airport. Passengers said that they were not officially informed about the cancellation of flights on Sunday.

According to sources, air services to Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi were cancelled on Friday due to water entering the airport terminal. After this, all flights were cancelled on Saturday due to waterlogging when the weather did not improve. This continued on Sunday as well.

According to Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport Director Kailash Mandal, services are likely to be normal from Monday.