<p>Kolkata: Though flight services resumed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport here on Monday after a 21-hour suspension in the wake of severe cyclone Remal, at least eight flights had to be diverted to other cities because of adverse weather conditions.</p>.<p>"So far, eight flights bound for Kolkata had to be diverted to other airports such as Guwahati, Gaya, Varanasi and Bhubaneswar due to bad weather," an AAI spokesperson said.</p>.Cyclone Remal kills 16, snaps power links to millions in India, Bangladesh.<p>The first departure from the city was IndiGo’s flight to Port Blair at 8.59am, he added.</p>.<p>Kolkata airport director C Pattabhi said that no infrastructure suffered any damage due to the natural calamity.</p>.<p>"There were no waterlogging problems at the operational area as we used efficient pumps to drain out the water," the airport director said.</p>.<p>Kolkata airport authorities had on Saturday decided to suspend flight operations for 21 hours from Sunday noon in view of the possible impact of cyclone Remal. </p>
<p>Kolkata: Though flight services resumed at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport here on Monday after a 21-hour suspension in the wake of severe cyclone Remal, at least eight flights had to be diverted to other cities because of adverse weather conditions.</p>.<p>"So far, eight flights bound for Kolkata had to be diverted to other airports such as Guwahati, Gaya, Varanasi and Bhubaneswar due to bad weather," an AAI spokesperson said.</p>.Cyclone Remal kills 16, snaps power links to millions in India, Bangladesh.<p>The first departure from the city was IndiGo’s flight to Port Blair at 8.59am, he added.</p>.<p>Kolkata airport director C Pattabhi said that no infrastructure suffered any damage due to the natural calamity.</p>.<p>"There were no waterlogging problems at the operational area as we used efficient pumps to drain out the water," the airport director said.</p>.<p>Kolkata airport authorities had on Saturday decided to suspend flight operations for 21 hours from Sunday noon in view of the possible impact of cyclone Remal. </p>