A senior state official said cities with more stranded people were on the first list. Calcutta, however, is not on the list in the first phase. There will be domestic flights connecting Indian cities, too, but Calcutta does not figure on that list either, airline officials said. Flights have been scheduled to Indian cities with greater demand,” the Bengal official said on Thursday. Air India had no role,” said an Air India official.

Source: The Telegraph May 08, 2020 00:22 UTC