Delhi-Kolkata flights Direct flights between Delhi and Kolkata to take off regularly instead of 3 days a week
Kolkata/IBNS: Direct flights between Delhi and Kolkata will take off regularly instead of three days a week, the West Bengal government announced on Monday relaxing the restrictions.
Earlier, flights between the two cities were operational only three days a week as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus spread.
Bengal had banned direct flights to and from Delhi and five other COVID-19 hotspots across India on July 4.
From Sept 1, direct flights were allowed only three days a week for the six metros.
The other days, passengers had to take connecting flights to reach their destination.
However, for the other five cities, which include Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune and Nashik the Bengal government has continued restrictions and allowed flights to and from Kolkata only on selective days of the week.
Earlier, during the strict lockdown days, no flights were allowed to take off or land at the Kolkata airport.
In August, the Mamata Banerjee government had announced partial relaxation of flight restrictions from six metros Sept 1 onwards.
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