The terror attacks in Mumbai has jeopardised the plans of the travel-loving Kolkatans. Tourists are cancelling their scheduled visits to the West coast en masse.

“Almost every passenger, who was going to Mumbai in the coming days, cancelled his ticket,” said Devesh Agarwal, Managing Director of Victoria Travels, a leading tour

operator in the city. “Not just Mumbai, nearly 25 per cent trips to all the destinations have been cancelled,” he added.

M A Rashid runs a ticketing centre in Park Street. “Business has been hit hard in the last 24 hours and nearly 95 per cent tickets to Mumbai have been cancelled,” he said.

Sources at Jet Airways said they have already experienced a 20 to 22 per cent cancellation in tickets in the last 24 hours.

An official at Air India, however, said there has been no cancellation till now in any of their flights to and fro Mumbai.

Spice Jet officials also said there have been no passenger cancellations so far and they are extending special services to those travelling to and fro Mumbai. “We have offered ticket refund to passengers travelling to and from Mumbai,” said Deepa Dey, General Manager Communications, Spice Jet.

The rail services to Mumbai, meanwhile, are continuing with most trains running on time and with full occupancy. Officials of the

Eastern Railway and South Eastern Railway said trains including the Mumbai Mail, Gyaneshwari Super Delux and Gitanjali Express have not seen any ticket cancellation so far.