Centre must suspend flights from Kolkata airport till May 30: Mamata

People returning to their homes in Bengal will have to self-isolate themselves for 14 days, says chief minister.

The centre must not resume domestic flights from Kolkata airport till May 30 as the state manages damage from Cyclone Amphan and the coronavirus pandemic, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday.

People returning to their homes in Bengal will have to self-isolate themselves for 14 days, she said. Trains to the state have been put off till May 27, and the state’s chief secretary would make a formal request to the centre for holding off flights. 

Flights in Kolkata could restart from May 30 and in Bagdogra from May 28, she said. "Just because there has been a disaster like Cyclone