Bhubaneswar, May 1 -- Two Bhubaneswar-bound flights were diverted to Kolkata due to bad weather in Odisha capital here today.

This was revealed by Prasanna Pradhan, the Director of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here.

A Delhi-Bhubaneswar flight of Air India Express was supposed to land at BPIA here at 5.15 pm today. Similarly, a Mumbai-Bhubaneswar flight of IndiGo was supposed to reach BPIA at 5.31 pm.

However, both these flights were diverted to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, said Pradhan.

Similarly, a chopper that began its journey for the Odisha capital from Jharsuguda was diverted due to bad weather, Pradhan added.

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