Kolkata: Kolkata''s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport recommenced operations from Thursday afternoon after it was inundated by heavy rains due to Cyclone ''Amphan''.
According to sources at the airport, operations recommenced at noon with the arrival of a Russian chartered plane for evacuation of stranded Russian nationals.
However, some parts of the airport still remain inundated with water, which is being pumped out.
An Air India official told IANS: "Our hangar has suffered structural damage due to the storm. Ground teams are trying to assess the damage. However, due to the conditions there, the work is going at a slow speed."
"None of our aircraft was damaged in this storm."
Further, Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal told reporters that two aircraft of the national carrier parked at the Kolkata airport were not damaged while a private aircraft which was parked in the Air India''s hangar was damaged.
The super cyclone had a severe impact in West Bengal as it left at least 72 people dead and damaged property to a great extent.
Scenes from Kolkata airport showed the damage left behind as large airliners stood in a river of water. Houses were flattened, a massive number of trees uprooted as many feared damage to iconic structures in the city as well, as reports still pour in.
21/05/20 IANS/Outlook
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According to sources at the airport, operations recommenced at noon with the arrival of a Russian chartered plane for evacuation of stranded Russian nationals.
However, some parts of the airport still remain inundated with water, which is being pumped out.
An Air India official told IANS: "Our hangar has suffered structural damage due to the storm. Ground teams are trying to assess the damage. However, due to the conditions there, the work is going at a slow speed."
"None of our aircraft was damaged in this storm."
Further, Air India CMD Rajiv Bansal told reporters that two aircraft of the national carrier parked at the Kolkata airport were not damaged while a private aircraft which was parked in the Air India''s hangar was damaged.
The super cyclone had a severe impact in West Bengal as it left at least 72 people dead and damaged property to a great extent.
Scenes from Kolkata airport showed the damage left behind as large airliners stood in a river of water. Houses were flattened, a massive number of trees uprooted as many feared damage to iconic structures in the city as well, as reports still pour in.
21/05/20 IANS/Outlook
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