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No flights to Kolkata from six cities between July 6-19

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Jul 04, 2020 04:28 PM IST

Earlier, the Mamata Banerjee-led government had written to the Centre to stop sending trains and flights from at least five coronavirus ‘hotspot’ states.

Flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad will not land in Kolkata till July 19, authorities said on Saturday as the West Bengal government stepped up efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)
(Satyabrata Tripathy/HT Photo)

“It is informed that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from Delhi,Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur,Chennai & Ahmedabad from 6th to 19th July 2020 or till further order whichever is earlier. Inconvenience caused is regretted,” read a statement from the Kolkata airport.

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Earlier, the Mamata Banerjee-led government had written to the Centre to stop sending trains from at least five coronavirus ‘hotspot’ states, which have registered the highest number of Covid-19 cases in the country. It had also urged the Centre to stop sending domestic flights from those five states. Flights from other states can be allowed once a week, she had said.

Last week, the ministry of civil aviation gave its nod to increase capacity of domestic flight operations to 45% from 33% allowed at present.

Domestic flights were allowed to resume from May 25, two months after a blanket suspension since the first lockdown was announced while only international repatriation flights and cargo flights have been allowed by the government.

The Centre has also extended the suspension on international flights till July 31.

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