Airlines scrap bandh flights, trains empty

Calcutta: Amid heavy cancellations by passengers, two airlines today said they would not operate their flights from Calcutta on Thursday, while the others preferred to wait and watch.
Jet Airways and Air-India have announced cancellation of their flights. Air Sahara has cancelled most.
“More than 75 per cent of the passengers have cancelled their tickets for that day. Others, not from Calcutta and returning from the city, have either brought forward or deferred their journeys,” said Anil Punjabi, the eastern region chairman of the Travel Agents Federation of India.
“We have cancelled all our flights from Calcutta on strike day keeping in mind the inconvenience of passengers,” a Jet official said today.
Air Sahara's Calcutta-Guwahati-Calcutta and Calcutta-Patna-Calcutta services have been cancelled. The two morning flights to Delhi have been clubbed while the evening flights on the route have been cancelled.
Air-India has cancelled its Calcutta-London flight.Indian, is yet to take a decision.
12/12/06 The Telegraph

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