Kolkata: At least 19 flights were delayed for anything between 45 minutes and 4.5 hours and several others were delayed by 15 to 30 minutes at the Kolkata airport owing to heavy rainfall. Large parts of the road leading to the airport, the stretch in front of the terminal as well as large portions of the apron area on the airside portion of the terminal went under water.
There were at least three diversions as well. Two IndiGo flights — one from Hyderabad and another from Imphal — were diverted to Bhubaneshwar and another SpiceJet flight from Mumbai was diverted to Varanasi.
“Between 8am and 6pm, at least 13 departures and six arrivals were delayed. The average period of delay was between 45 minutes and 4.5 hours.
