Passenger Flights to Kolkata From Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad Banned Till July 31: NSCBI Airport
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities -- all COVID-19 hotspots -- has been extended till July 31, airport sources here said on Friday, as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country.
Kolkata, July 17: The ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities -- all COVID-19 hotspots -- has been extended till July 31, airport sources here said on Friday, as coronavirus cases continue to surge in the country.
"The restriction on arriving flights to #KolkataAirport from 6 cities viz Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended up to 31st July," the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport tweeted. Also Read | From Very Beginning, India Has Actively Supported the UN's Development Work and the ECOSOC, Says PM Modi: Live News Breaking and Coronavirus Updates on July 17, 2020.
Kolkata Airport's Tweet
Earlier, the airport had announced that no passenger flight would be arriving in Kolkata from these cities from July 6 to July 19. Also Read | Flights to Kolkata From Delhi, Mumbai & Four Other Cities to Remain Cancelled Till July 31 Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases.
"The temporary restriction on arriving flights to #KolkataAirport from 6 cities viz Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad is on the request of State Govt. to restrict movement from high prevalence cities of #coronavirus cases in order to contain the spread of #COVID19," it had said in a tweet on July 4.
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