Rain Lashes Bhubaneswar, Two Flights Diverted To Kolkata

Bhubaneswar: Two Bhubaneswar-bound flights had to be diverted to Kolkata on Monday afternoon due to inclement weather conditions.

Sources said 312 Indigo flight left Bengaluru at 9.55 am and arrived in Bhubaneswar at 12.40 pm. But the authorities of the air traffic control at Biju Patnaik International Airport did not allow the flight to land due to strong wind accompanied by rain. The flight later left for the nearest airport at Kolkata.

Besides, 1564 Hyderabad-Bhubaneswar Air Asia flight, which left Hyderabad at 11.15 am and arrived in Bhubaneswar at 1 pm had to leave for Kolkata due to bad weather.