West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that there is a huge demand for flights to European countries from this part of India and urged the Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flight services, that had started last month after over a decade.
The first direct flight from London to Kolkata under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ (VBM) landed here on September 17. The twice-a-week service is scheduled to continue till October 24.
The government launched the VBM on May 7 to bring home Indians who were stranded in various countries due to coronavirus-related restrictions.
Banerjee said that her government is ready to offer more facilities to stakeholders so that direct flight services between the two cities can continue permanently.
