Ahead of the storm's expected landfall early Friday, Kolkata Airport announced the suspension of flight operations from 6 pm on Thursday.

There was a bit delay in suspending flight operations due to a non-specific bomb threat directed towards Kolkata. The threat was posted on X, the AAI official said, adding it later turned out to be a hoax.

IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on October 24 expected that Cyclone Dana would move north-northwestward and cross Odisha, West Bengal between Puri and Sagar island. “The cyclone Dana intensified into a severe cyclonic storm last midnight and moved north north-westward and today in the forenoon it is lying centred about 200 km southeast.

Kolkata airport halted flight operations for 15 hours due to Cyclone Dana's anticipated impact. The closure was delayed because of a bomb threat, later found false. Extensive precautions were taken, including securing aircraft and equipment,

Travellers should be informed that flight operations at Kolkata Airport will be suspended for 15 hours, beginning at 6 PM on October 24, due to the anticipated effects of Cyclone Dana

Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra Port in Odisha early Friday with wind speeds of up to 120 kilometres per hour (kmph), IMD said. Track all updates here.

Attention for flyers! In the wake of the possible impact of Cyclone Dana, flight operations have been suspended from Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Air Airport and Bhubaneswar Airport.

Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra port in neighbouring Odisha early Friday.