Cyclone Remal: Flight operations resume at Kolkata airport after 21 hours moneycontrol.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from moneycontrol.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After making a more or less moderate impact in certain pockets of West Bengal, Cyclone Remal weakened into a 'cyclonic storm' and is expected to weaken further in the day, said the weather department on Monday.The state administration continued .
The cyclone ravaged adjacent coasts of the state and Bangladesh between Sagar Island and Khepupara, near the southwest of Mongla in the neighbouring country, after its landfall process began at 8.30 pm on Sunday.
Seats on all direct flights from Kolkata to other major cities were booked to capacity and only a few flights of Air India and associate carriers Vistara and Air India Express sold tickets at a sky-rocketing price