Kolkata, Feb. 3 -- Thick blanket of fog and poor visibility on Monday impacted at least 33 arrivals and 44 departures of flights at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport forcing thousands of passengers to wait for hours in the city's only air connectivity centre, official sources said.

Like on Sunday passengers of Kolkata Airport on Monday too suffered due to flight disruption.

The Low Visibility Procedures (LVP) started at 1.21 AM, affecting arrivals and departures until 8:45 AM.

A total of 33 arrivals and 44 departures were impacted. While no flights were diverted to Kolkata from other Airports, four flights scheduled to land in Dhaka had to be diverted elsewhere due to poor visibility, sources added.

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