The Kolkata Airport announced on Saturday that no passenger flights will operate to Kolkata from Delhi,Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad from July 6 to July 19 upon request from the West Bengal government.
“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,” tweeted Kolkata Airport.
The Kolkata Airport also stated that the decision has been taken to “restrict movement” from cities with high number of Covid-19 cases so that the spread of the virus can be contained.
