Kanpur: Kanpur to Kolkata’s flight, which will be continued in July, but cannot be continued for technical reasons and passenger burden, now it will start from Saturday (August 21).
According to airport authorities, around 65 percent of passenger charges have been ordered which will likely increase before taking off the plane.
Flight operators make a decision to continue the flight Kolkata-Kanpur-Kolkata from Saturday, said VK Jha, airport director.
He said the flight operator had announced he would continue the flight of Kolkata-Kanpur-Kolkata from July 21 but it could not be started.
After that, flight operators announced a new schedule but every time the flight must be canceled.
It must be continued on August 20 but canceled again, he said.
The flight operator told that the 78-seat plane would land at Chakei Airport at 2:00 p.m., and after spending 20 minutes it would come back again in the air on the way back.
This flight will benefit leather traders who often visit Kolkata.