No passenger flights to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and 3 other cities between July 6-19

Temporary suspension amid rising number of COVID cases in West Bengal

A worker sanitizes the floor as a precautionary measure to contain the spread of coronavirus, at NSCBI Airport in Kolkata | PTI An official uses a thermal screening device on a passenger at Kolkata airport | Salil Bera

No passenger flights will operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad between July 6 and July 19, the Kolkata airport said on Saturday as novel coronavirus cases continue to rise in the country.

India resumed domestic passenger flights from May 25, after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Scheduled international passenger flights are still suspended in India.

"It is informed that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad from July 6-19 2020, or till further order, whichever is earlier. Inconvenience caused is regretted," the Kolkata airport said on Twitter on Saturday. 

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