Fire at Kolkata airport
A fire broke out near the conveyor belt of Kolkata Airport on Wednesday. However, no casualties have been reported. The fire comes just as Kolkata is set to host the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), which began today.
A fire broke out near the conveyor belt of Kolkata Airport on Wednesday. However, no casualties have been reported. The fire comes just as Kolkata is set to host the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS), which began today.
Poor visibility caused by dense fog disrupted flight operations at Kolkata airport on Monday morning, forcing officials to implement the low visibility procedures (LVP).
Special alerts have been issued at Kolkata Airport since last night till today after Netaji Subhas Chandra International Airport (NSCBI) authorities received a threat of a hydrogen bomb attack on Sunday night.
Body of a resident of Andaman and Nicobar was found from a hotel near Kolkata airport last night.
Flights services from the Kolkata airport resumed today after remaining suspended for 21 hours in view of the cyclone Remal, a NSCBI Airport official said on Monday.
The airport authorities said that as per revised guidelines of West Bengal government, "only international passengers arriving by flights from UK to Kolkata Airport shall undergo 100% Covid test (90%RAT and 10% RT-PCR) on arrival. All other guidelines, however, remains the same, as per latest guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare."
“The safety violations that have been flagged are not too serious in nature or something that indicates gross violations and poses a massive risk to flight safety. The concerns flagged by the DGCA have been noted and we have appealed against the decision. Presently, we cannot divulge much detail on the matter and are awaiting a response.”
An airport official confirmed that from 3rd January 2022, all passengers coming from other ‘non at risk’ countries by international flights to West Bengal will have to mandatorily undergo a test on arrival at their cost.
Airport authorities said that the normal RT-PCR test will now cost Rs 600 instead of Rs 700 and the rapid RT-PCR test will cost Rs 2,900 instead of Rs 3,600.
The airport authorities said that erratic climatic change has been reported all over the world due to global warming and this GRF methodology will improve runway condition reporting of the airport.
