Vadodara airport starts partial flight operations

Vadodara: Even as Vadodara airport resumed operations on Monday, the first flight to land at the airport from Mumbai got cancelled. However, three others from and to Delhi and Bengaluru were on schedule.
Indigo airlines cancelled the flight between Vadodara and Mumbai for two days, including Monday and Tuesday, citing “operational reasons”. The flight was scheduled to arrive at Vadodara airport at 4.40 pm and depart for Mumbai at 5.20 pm. However, early cancellation saved passengers of airpor thassles.
Sources said the flight was cancelled as Maharashtra government on Sunday announced that only 25 flights will be operated in and out of Mumbai airport.
“The journey was very good,” said Pooja Patel, who landed in Vadodara from Delhi through an Indigo flight later in the day, but also appealed people to fly only if there is an emergency. “Some co-passengers carrying infants had to face a lot of difficulties managing luggage and infants in absence of trolleys,” she said.
Siddharth Chatterjee, working in an MNC at Noida, flew in to stay with his parents in Vadodara. “Since the company has allowed work from home, I will be staying with my parents,” he said adding that both airports took adequate precaution for safety of all the passengers.
A native of Panipat, Haryana, Narendra Singh, who works with Indian Oil Corporation, could reach Vadodara his workplace after a long span. “The staff was co-operative and passengers were following all rules,” he said.