Calcutta:The closure of the city airport for 12 hours from 6pm on Saturday left thousands of fliers stranded. While many stayed overnight at the airport, others headed to the hotels and guest houses.
An AirAsia flight to Hyderabad was the first to take off from Calcutta — at 6.17am — after the services resumed, officials said. An IndiGo flight from Singapore was the first to arrive, at 6.21am.
On Sunday morning, too, hundreds of passengers were seen lounging around in front of the terminal. Cellphone and laptop charging points were among the coveted spots.
Most of the stranded passengers spent their time sitting on chairs near the airline ticket counters at the departure level, getting up every now and then to enquire about the resumption of flights. Many spread bed-sheets on the floor and lay down, their eyes glued to the information boards.
11/11/19 Snehal Sengupta/Telegraph
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An AirAsia flight to Hyderabad was the first to take off from Calcutta — at 6.17am — after the services resumed, officials said. An IndiGo flight from Singapore was the first to arrive, at 6.21am.
On Sunday morning, too, hundreds of passengers were seen lounging around in front of the terminal. Cellphone and laptop charging points were among the coveted spots.
Most of the stranded passengers spent their time sitting on chairs near the airline ticket counters at the departure level, getting up every now and then to enquire about the resumption of flights. Many spread bed-sheets on the floor and lay down, their eyes glued to the information boards.
11/11/19 Snehal Sengupta/Telegraph
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