Bhubansewar: Thick fog forced a Kolkata-bound aircraft (Indigo-273) to land at the Biju Patnaik airport in Bhubaneswar. The Airbus was coming from Delhi, sources said.
The flight was stranded here for an hour. It took off at 9.46 am after Bhubaneswar air traffic control was told that the fog had cleared and visibility was favourable for landing in Kolkata.
"The flight, which should have reached Kolkata early in the morning, was delayed beyond hours. After we got information of diversion, we put in place all necessary arrangements for flight operation," said H J Parmar, assistant general manager (airport traffic).
He said Bhubaneswar has been made the alternative airport for all Kolkata-bound flights because of fog.
23/12/12 Times of India
