The flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur airports are likely to be hit due to cyclone Yaas, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) informed on Monday. Meanwhile, several airports in the eastern region has also been asked to to be on alert considering the possibility in change in path of cyclonic winds.
As the cyclonic storm in approaching the eastern coast of the country, the civil aviation authorities is taking all the necessary precautions and keeping a close tab on its movement.
In its official release, AAI said, “While flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur airports are likely to be impacted by the cyclone; Ranchi, Patna, Raipur, Jamshedpur, Bagdogra, Cooch Behar, Vizag and Rajahmundry airports have been instructed to be on alert in case the cyclonic winds change path.”
