By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR (Reuters) -Flights to and from the capital cities of India's eastern states of Odisha and West Bengal, including Kolkata, will be suspended from Thursday evening to Friday morning as the region braces for a cyclone set to hit during that time,

In view of landfall and worsening weather conditions due to Cyclone Dana, several flights in Kolkata were delayed with Odisha announcing early resumption of services at its airport. The flight operations in Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport resumed services at 8:00 AM on Friday.

Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra International Airport, and Biju International Airport in Odisha have resumed flight operations

The cyclone made its landfall on Odisha's coast earlier in the day, bringing with it gusty winds and heavy rainfall.

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Ahead of the anticipated landfall of the cyclone the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar had announced suspension of flight operations from 5.00 PM on October 24 to 9 am Friday.

Cyclone Dana made landfall on the Odisha coast leading to heavy rain and strong winds of 110kmph, gusting up to 120kmph in several areas.

Kolkata airport will suspend flight operations for 15 hours starting from 6 PM Thursday due to severe weather conditions expected from Cyclone Dana, affecting around 30,000 passengers and resulting in 208 flight cancellations.

The Kolkata airport suspended flight operations for 15 hours from Thursday evening in the wake of Cyclone Dana, a senior Airports Authority of India (AAI) official said

Kolkata airport will suspend flight operations from 6 pm Thursday to 9 am Friday due to cyclone Dana. Authorities are securing the terminal, aircraft, and equipment to ensure safety. Standard procedures such as retracting aerobridges,