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Covid-19 crisis: Flight ban from 6 cities to Kolkata extended till August 31

Aug 11, 2020, 08:49AM ISTSource: Times Now

The ban on direct flights to Kolkata from six other cities Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur Ahmedabad has now been extended till August 31. The decision was made by the West Bengal government. Infact the decision was made after it observed a spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. According to an official, the flights to Kolkata have been banned from Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Nagpur and Ahmedabad. The initial flight ban from these cities had come into force on July 6 and was placed till July 19. It was later extended till July 31 and then to August 15.

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