A thunderstorm disrupted flight operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for nearly an hour on Thursday, forcing a diversion and delaying several flights. The disruption lasted from 4.22 pm to 5.19 pm as rain, gusty winds and lightning affected visibility and runway conditions. However, one flight had to be diverted to an alternative airport due to unsafe landing conditions," an Airports Authority of India (AAI) spokesperson said, without specifying the airport to which the flight was diverted. Also Read Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee’s plane lands in Kolkata after over an hour in airThe AAI official said the conditions were classified as TSRA (Thunderstorm with Rain), which makes take-off and landing risky. Due to the thunderstorm activity, the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) had to temporarily regulate flight movements to ensure passenger safety, leading to delays and diversions.

Source: The Telegraph March 26, 2026 15:17 UTC