KOLKATA: Domestic flight operations to and from Kolkata resumed on Thursday after a gap of two months due to the Covid-19 lockdown. Though domestic flight operations across the country began on May 25, they could not be restarted in Kolkata as the state machinery was involved in relief and restoration work after cyclone Amphan whiplashed many areas of the state.
The first flight from Kolkata left for Guhawati at 6.05am with 40 passengers, whereas 122 passengers arrived from New Delhi on Thursday morning, the sources said.
“Welcome Back, Passengers! #KolkataAirport saw the arrival of 122 passengers from @DelhiAirport after two long months and 40 passengers departed to #Guwahati. Proper checks were followed, and regular sanitization was carried out in terminal which was abuzz with passengers,” the Kolkata airport tweeted.
On Thursday, ten flights will take off from Kolkata, and an equal number will arrive in the city, sources at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport said.
Domestic flight operations will resume at Bagdogra airport in north Bengal too.
