Biju Patnaik Airport Resumes Operations Post-Cyclone

Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar restarted operations at 8 am this morning following Cyclone Dana's impact. Operations were halted on October 24 from 5 pm due to the cyclone. Despite plans to resume at 9 am on Friday, favorable weather allowed an earlier reopening, airport officials reported.

Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar resumed operations at 8 am today after normal weather conditions returned.

The airport had halted operations from 5 pm on October 24 as Cyclone Dana made landfall between Dhamra and Bhitarkanika, affecting the region from midnight until early morning.

Airport Director Prasanna Pradhan explained that the initial plan was to resume at 9 am on Friday, but favorable weather allowed operations to restart an hour earlier.

(With inputs from agencies.)