Many airlines, including Air India, cancelled flights between India and Europe and the US. Calcutta airport officials said five flights, two of Emirates, one each of Etihad, Air Arabia and Qatar Airways, were cancelled. A woman in her 50s was booked on a Saturday night Emirates flight to Kuwait via Dubai. “They were first kept at Dubai airport and taken somewhere else later on Saturday. Bina Bagga, 32, a New York resident who was in India on vacation, was among those enquiring about her flight at Calcutta airport.

Source: The Telegraph March 02, 2026 07:18 UTC