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Goodbye Kolkata, British Airways flies from city of diminishing returns

Kolkata: After the cheapest car, one of the world’s premier airlines bid adieu to the city. In the wee hours of March 29, a British Airways (BA) flight left Kolkata for London for the last time. After 80 years of operation. For 76 year-old Renu Mazumdar, life will not be the same again. Twice every year ....Read more

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BA follows NanoBy: Joydeep | Monday , 30 Mar '09 11:56:26 AM Reply | Forward Niraj - where is the treat??

What good has Kolkata done ?By: Amit Ghosh | Monday , 30 Mar '09 7:47:21 AM Reply | Forward Kolkata could have been the gateway to India for many people travelling from th east. This could very well have been the hub of tourism, as there are many who want to visit India, instead smaller countries with much better airports and supporting infrastructure like airports and roadways like Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur. The potential to become the logistics hub has also been given away to airports like Singapore and Hong Kong. I am surprised at the way the government of West Bengal has made a potential to ZERO in the last 60 years. Shouldn't we take away the international airport status away from Kolkata? and instead have another one in the eastern states like somewhere in the northeast. or even in Bhubaneswar?Undeserving communists they shouldn't be allowed to do further damage ... Tata Nano did good by giving them a taste of what they deserved.

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