The weather today caused the cancellation of several flights from the United Arab Emirates to overseas destinations.
Cyclone India canceled flights.
As a cyclone was about to reach the Indian state, flights between the UAE and India were canceled on Sunday and Monday.
It is anticipated that the storm will have an effect on the coastal region of West Bengal, which does include Kolkata.
The United Arab Emirates and India have canceled a number of flights on Sunday and Monday, May 26 and 27.
Indian airports announced the suspension of flights due to the cyclone.
Because of the cyclone, Indian airports have declared that they will be suspending flights.
The Kolkata Airport Authority of India decided to halt all flight operations for twenty-one hours, starting at twelve in the morning on May 26 and ending at nine in the morning on May 27, due to the arrival of Cyclone Remal.
It is anticipated that the storm will have an effect on the coastal region of West Bengal, which does include Kolkata. The Kolkata Airport Authority of India released a statement announcing the suspension of flight operations for twenty-one hours due to the anticipated heavy winds and heavy to very heavy rainfall conditions in Kolkata.
Flights from the UAE were cancelled due to Cyclone India.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) had to cancel flights because of Cyclone India.
Adverse weather conditions have forced Etihad Airways to cancel both flight EY256 from Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport (AUH) to Kolkata Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) and the return flight EY257 on Sunday (May 26), they confirmed to Khaleej Times on Saturday night. Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport (AUH) was the scheduled departure point for both flights.
"Please accept our sincere apologies for this inconvenience; our personnel are working diligently to provide assistance to the guests with their travel arrangements. Etihad expressed its regret for any inconvenience this disruption may have caused. Our number one priority is to ensure the safety and comfort of our crew and guests."
The disruption has also affected flights between Dubai and Kolkata.
A representative for Emirates has confirmed the cancellation of flights EK 572/573 scheduled for May 26 and EK570/571 scheduled for May 27.
We are resolving the needs of customers who have experienced disruptions. Emirates strongly recommends that clients check the status of their flights on the Emirates website in order to obtain the most up-to-date information regarding their flights, as stated by Emirates.
In addition, a spokesman for flydubai stated that flights FZ 461/462 that were due to depart from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Capital City (CCU) on Sunday have been postponed and are now scheduled to depart on Monday, May 27.
FlyDubai continued by saying, "We will continue to monitor the weather conditions, and we will update our flight schedule accordingly."