As chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged British Airways(BA) to resume direct London-Kolkata flights, BA is all set to resume its direct flights between Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and London’s Heathrow Airport.
A day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged British Airways to resume direct flights between London and Kolkata, senior officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the West Bengal government convened a high-level meeting to explore new international connectivity options from Kolkata.
The ministry of civil aviation has prioritised Kolkata airport in a major push to enhance international air connectivity, facilitating better access to Europe and Asia.
IT issues have forced the cancellation of 43 British Airways flights scheduled to depart and arrive into London's Heathrow airport.
Across the world, airlines have zero to minimal operations in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak which has infected over 3.1 million people across the world.
The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport will facilitate operation of three relief flights of the British Airways for transporting the British nationals who are standard in Gujarat.
New tickets purchased until 31 March will also have possibility to rebook once without rebooking fees.
All the flights affected Monday were operated by British Airways, the largest airline at the airport.
Du Plessis skipped the ongoing T20 series in India with Quinton de Kock leading the side in his absence.
The UK flag carrier and its 4,300 pilots have been locked in a nine-month pay dispute that could disrupt or alter the travel plans of nearly 300,000 people.
