The Kolkata airport suspended flight operations for 15 hours from Thursday evening in the wake of Cyclone Dana, a senior Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said

Cyclone Dana, expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm, is set to make landfall in Odisha on Friday.

The cyclonic storm is heading towards the Odisha-West Bengal coast and is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika park and Dhamra port. IMD has issued an alert for several districts.

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,

Kolkata airport will suspend flight operations from 6 pm Thursday to 9 am Friday due to cyclone Dana. Authorities are securing the terminal, aircraft, and equipment to ensure safety. Standard procedures such as retracting aerobridges,

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.