According to the latest decision taken by the state government, no flights from high COVID-19 affected cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, etc. will be allowed to land at the Kolkata airport till August 31
The West Bengal government has decided to extend the ban on domestic flights flying from high COVID-19 prevalence cities to Kolkata by another 15 days in the wake of increasing COVID-19 caseload in the state. According to the latest decision taken by the state government, no flights from high COVID-19 affected cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, etc. will be allowed to land at the Kolkata airport till August 31, news agency ANI reported.
In a letter to the Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary P.S Kharola, additional chief secretary to the Department of Home Affairs of the West Bengal government, Alapan Bandyopadhyay said that the government has taken the decision to extend the ban on flights from high COVID-19 affected cities till August 31.
