Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 26 (ANI): Several passengers faced inconvenience as <keyword id="19954208" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flight-operations" source="keywords">flight operations</keyword> were suspended at the <keyword id="20176434" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Kolkata-Airport" source="keywords">Kolkata airport</keyword> for 21 hours in the wake of cyclone 'Remal'. Passengers complained that the airlines did not inform them about the cancellation of their flights through email or registered phone number. Some of them demanded hotel costs and food allowance from the airline. Arnab Tarafdar, one of the relatives of the passenger, who had come to the airport to drop off her grandmother, Meera Nandi complained that her grandmother, who is an aged woman, was asked to wait and then informed about the cancellation of her flight. "My grandmother (Meera Nandi) was asked to wait. After some time she was called to the counter and said that the flight was overbooked and she would not get a seat. She was asked to come tomorrow because all flights later in the day have been cancelled owing to the cyclone. She is an aged woman. Now she has to go back and come again tomorrow," Arnab Tarafdar said speaking to ANI. Another passenger, Avinash Talukdar said that he had checked out of his hotel at 5 am and came to the airport only to know that his flight had been cancelled. Talukdar demanded hotel costs and food allowance from his airline and is also exploring legal ways to make such demands. "We had a flight to Guwahati at 8:30 am. They said the flight had been cancelled owing to the cyclone. They did not drop a text or call us. I have checked out from my hotel at 5 am and I have come here. They should have informed us through email or message. They said that the next flight is on May 28. Where shall we roam in these two days? Our flight has been rescheduled for May 28 without even asking us. They just asked us to get out of the airport. We want hotel costs and allowance for food. We are searching on the web whether we can take demand such costs legally." Talukdar told ANI. Another passenger, Himadri Das whose flight was also cancelled said, "We had come here from Guwahati for medical reasons. We have an important work at Guwahati for which we were supposed to leave today. But we were not allowed to fly owing the the cyclone. We did not receive any information about this. Our flight was at 8:30 and we came here at 6. We did not receive any mail, or any message at our registered number." "This was not expected from Indigo. We have travelled by Indigo several times and it has always been a good experience. We do not have any accommodation here. They rescheduled it themselves, that too on May 28. We will see what can be done lawfully," she added. According to the <keyword id="12299746" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kolkata-Airport-Authority" source="Orion">Kolkata Airport Authority</keyword>, a total of 394 flights that were scheduled for arrival or departure including domestic and international have been suspended from Sunday noon to Monday 9 am. This includes 170 domestic tentative departures and 26 international tentative arrivals, officials said. <keyword id="21792316" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="cyclone-Remal" source="keywords">Cyclone Remal</keyword> is forecasted to significantly impact the coastal region of West Bengal, including the city of Kolkata.

Passengers face inconvenience as Kolkata Airport suspends flight operations amid cyclone 'Remal' scare

<ul><li><keyword id="9223881" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="amphan">Amphan</keyword> is the strongest cyclone ever formed in the Bay of Bengal⁠. </li><li>At least 12 people were killed including a 7 year old boy in West Bengal. There were two deaths reported in Odisha. </li><li>In Bangladesh, over a million people were left without electricity after strong winds snapped electricity lines. </li><li>Get the latest news and updates on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/">Business Insider</a> </li></ul>An extremely severe cyclone Amphan with a wind speed of 190 kilometers per hour rampaged through coastal Odisha and West Bengal, triggering heavy rain, swamping electric poles, homes and farmland — leaving at least 14 people dead. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has been monitoring the situation at state secretariat Nabanna since May 19, said the impact of Amphan was "worse than coronavirus". Amphan is the strongest cyclone ever formed in the Bay of Bengal⁠— worse than the <keyword id="1740331" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Odisha-cyclone">Odisha Cyclone</keyword> of 1999 which moved at a speed of 260 kilometres per hour and killed 10,000 people. READ ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/satellite-pictures-of-amphan-super-cyclone-heading-to-odisha-bengal-under-orange-alert/articleshow/75817988.cms">Satellite pictures show super cyclone Amphan is raging across the sea at 270 kilometers per hour⁠— West Bengal and Odisha under ‘orange’ alert</a> Here are some devastating pictures from West Bengal and Odisha: The extremely severe cyclone ‘Amphan’ slammed Digha coast of West Bengal at 2.30 pm on May 20, triggering heavy rainfall and gustings in various parts of the state. <div type="twitter" handle="GoenkaPk" handlename="Pawan K Goenka" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2554687910/cx8zjl9hfcsvf50mwn21_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="875" retweetcount="341" status="A scene From my brother’s house in Kolkata. They say they have never seen anything like this ever. Pray to god this… https://t.co/tIDBkfUj7g" createdat="1589988113000" id="1263127814607261696"></div> After making landfall at 2.30 p.m. between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya island in Bangladesh, cyclone Amphan cut a swathe through the coastal areas, flattening fragile dwellings, uprooting trees and electric poles. <div type="image" title="C79B24C4-5DD4-4E5B-9D7F-B996B2FD5D53" msid="75860345" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Tree upruted at S N Banerjee road in Kolkata&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Over 6.58 lakh people were evacuated in West Bengal and Odisha before the cyclone struck. <div type="image" title="A5A01D56-1B6B-4F00-BF86-27D335557882" msid="75860389" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Migrant workers returning home from Nagpur hide under a truck over cyclone warning &amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div> Strong winds with speed up to 125 kmph per hour upturned cars in Kolkata and felled trees and electricity poles blocking important roads and intersections. <div type="image" title="b8e1f9e4ebfe6aea56bb7143691369e3" msid="75860382" hostid="261"></div> In North and South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore, roofs of thatched houses were blown away, electric poles got twisted and hundreds of trees broken and uprooted. There was a massive power cut in large parts of Kolkata, North 24 Parganas and South Parganas. The mobile and internet services were also down as the cyclone had damaged several communication towers. <div type="image" title="965e41aa8df9f67b3628c772b3289a90" msid="75860426" hostid="261"></div> In Bangladesh, over a million people were left without electricity after strong winds snapped electricity lines.Bangladesh reported 3 deaths including a child and a 70 year old. <div type="image" title="CDD9EAEF-06A5-41CD-A9CA-E8294020A3AC" msid="75860498" hostid="261" caption="&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Kolkata after cyclone amphan&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"></div>Some 740 houses in Patuakhali were washed away as an advanced surge of tidal wave cracked a coastal embankment while the cyclone was approaching. <div type="image" title="b385274188db391c8da771a68d8dcb7a" msid="75860538" hostid="261"></div> SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/cyclone-amphan-landfall-west-bengal-odisha-bangladesh-news-and-updates/articleshow/75845751.cms">Cyclone Amphan makes landfall — 2 killed in Odisha </a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/india-is-about-to-get-hit-by-a-super-cyclone-at-the-same-time-as-its-coronavirus-outbreak-is-peaking/articleshow/75826920.cms">India is about to get hit by a super cyclone at the same time as its coronavirus outbreak is peaking</a>

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Passengers face inconvenience as Kolkata Airport suspends flight operations amid cyclone 'Remal' scare

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Devastating pictures of Cyclone Amphan that killed at least 14 in West Bengal and Odisha including a 7 year old

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