Bhubaneswar: ith cyclone Hudhud making a landfall at Visakhapatnam on
Sunday forenoon, three flights at Biju Patnaik International Airport
here were cancelled. Airport authorities said since the wind speed was
more than the permissible limit for flying they cancelled the flights.
Two Chennai and Kolkata bound Indigo flights were cancelled as they go en route Visakhapatnam. Air India cancelled it flight to Delhi. It flies through Port Blaire. Two Indigo flights were also cancelled a day before.
Airport director Sharad Kumar said flight services would resume from Monday. "All the remaining 13 flights were flying on their scheduled time on Saturday and Sunday," said Kumar. He said fliers were refunded their fares.
Although till late evening there was no impact of cyclone on city, the airport ground staff were on their toes. "We have stocked diesel and generator sets. We have sent one generator to Berhampur, anticipating power failure. The generator has been kept stand-by for uninterrupted functioning of radar located in Berhampur," said an airport official.
Read news in full 13/10/14 Times of India
Two Chennai and Kolkata bound Indigo flights were cancelled as they go en route Visakhapatnam. Air India cancelled it flight to Delhi. It flies through Port Blaire. Two Indigo flights were also cancelled a day before.
Airport director Sharad Kumar said flight services would resume from Monday. "All the remaining 13 flights were flying on their scheduled time on Saturday and Sunday," said Kumar. He said fliers were refunded their fares.
Although till late evening there was no impact of cyclone on city, the airport ground staff were on their toes. "We have stocked diesel and generator sets. We have sent one generator to Berhampur, anticipating power failure. The generator has been kept stand-by for uninterrupted functioning of radar located in Berhampur," said an airport official.
Read news in full 13/10/14 Times of India
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