Mamata Banerjee's Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing Due To Bad Weather
NDTV
Mamata Banerjee was on the way to the Bagdogra airport after addressing an election rally in Jalpaiguri when her helicopter ran into bad weather while flying over the Baikunthapur forest, they said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's helicopter made an emergency landing at the Sevoke air base near Siliguri on Tuesday afternoon due to bad weather, officials said.
Mamata Banerjee was on the way to the Bagdogra airport after addressing an election rally in Jalpaiguri when her helicopter ran into bad weather while flying over the Baikunthapur forest, they said.
"It was raining very heavily here, and the pilot decided to make an emergency landing," an official told PTI.
After the incident, it was decided that Mamata Banerjee will travel by road to the Bagdogra airport, and then fly back to Kolkata, he said.