UAE air carriers cancels flights to this Indian city: Details

Abu Dhabi: Air carriers cancelled several  flights between the UAE and India on May 26 and 27 (Sunday and Monday). The flight cancellation were announced as the Airport Authority of India suspended all flight operations from Kolkata Airport  for 21 hours, starting from 12am on May 26 to 9am on May 27. The flight operations will be suspended due to Cyclone Remal’s landfall.

‘Flight operations are suspended for 21 hours due to predicted heavy winds and heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kolkata,’ Kolkata Airport Authority of India said in a statement.

Etihad Airways flight EY256 from Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport (AUH) to Kolkata Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) and return flight EY257 on Sunday (May 26) have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.

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‘We apologise for this disruption, our teams are doing their best to assist the guests with their travel arrangements. The safety and comfort of our guests and crew is our number one priority, and we regret any inconvenience caused by this disruption,”’Etihad added.

Emirates flights EK 572/573 on May 26 and EK570/571 on May 27 have been cancelled. ‘Impacted customers are being re-accommodated. Emirates urges customers to check their flight status on (Emirates website) for the latest information regarding their flights,’ Emirates added.

FlyDubai flights FZ 461/462 between Dubai International (DXB) and CCU on Sunday have been delayed and are scheduled to operate on Monday, May 27. ‘We will continue to monitor the weather conditions and we will update our flight schedule accordingly,’ flydubai added.

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe cyclone warning for the northeastern region of India and coastal areas of Bangladesh. The anticipated landfall of the cyclone is projected to occur in West Bengal and the coastal regions of Bangladesh around midnight on May 26. It is forecast to significantly impact the coastal region of West Bengal, including the city of Kolkata.