KKR Flight: Planes are used to transport players from one venue to another in IPL. In order to move the planes are checked twice. Weather is also looked at extensively. The players are taken from the hotels to the airport amidst the strictest security and from there they are taken to other venues by special flights. But all this is routine. But this season, a team is having trouble traveling by plane. The team's players have had to change their itinerary twice so far due to unfavorable changes in weather. This was stated by the management of the team on its official Twitter X account. What happened so far..
The Kolkata team is hosting the IPL 17th season. The team continues to top the points table. Having played 11 matches and won eight, they are in first place with 16 points. In the match against the Lucknow team on Sunday, they won by 98 runs. Kolkata players are extremely happy in the background of this victory. They prepared for the next match with that enthusiasm. But the flight dampened their enthusiasm. The chartered flight they were traveling in had to be diverted twice due to weather changes.
After winning against Lucknow team, Kolkata will play their next match against Mumbai team on May 11. In this background, Kolkata players left for Kolkata in a chartered flight from Lucknow. The flight they boarded left at five hours and 45 minutes on Monday evening. The flight was scheduled to land in Kolkata at seven hours and 25 minutes. However, due to heavy rains, adverse weather conditions prevailed in the region.
As a result, the authorities diverted the plane carrying the Kolkata players to the cave. After reaching the area, the flight got permission to go to Kolkata. But even this time the weather did not cooperate for the flight to land in Kolkata. Due to this, the flight was routed to Varanasi. As the plane landed there, the Kolkata players stayed in a hotel there for the night. The players left Varanasi for Kolkata in a special flight on Tuesday afternoon. This was shared by the Kolkata management on its official Twitter account. Seeing this tweet, fans are reacting in a variety of ways. Instead of trying so hard with the plane, it would be better to book an RTC bus.. they are giving advice.
Travel update: KKR's charter flight from Lucknow to Kolkata diverted to Guwahati due to bad weather
Flight currently standing at the Guwahati Airport tarmac. More updates soon pic.twitter.com/XFPTHgM2FJ
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) May 6, 2024
