For the third consecutive time, all flights remained cancelled at the Veer Surendra Sai(VSS) Airport, Jharsuguda, due to inclement weather.

As reported, the flights of both airline operators, Alliance Air and Spice jet Airlines, got cancelled on July 1st, 4th and 5th. These frequent cancellations of flights have not gone down well with the passengers travelling through the airport.

We have come from Sambalpur to catch a flight for Hyderabad, as we had a connecting flight for Goa from Hyderabad. After reaching the airport, we got information that our flight got cancelled. Due to this, now our entire programme got cancelled and we suffered monetary loss too. I have been hearing this since last few days. Passengers coming from Rourkela, Sambalpur, Raigarh (Chhattisgarh) are getting harassed. I demand that the authority should take some immediate steps to resolve the issue on a priority basis," said a resident of Sambalpur, Simanta Kumar Hota.

"I used to take flights from the VSS Airport regularly to attend my chamber as well as see my patients in Kolkata. It was very helpful for me, but due to frequent cancellation of flights, I am forced to book my tickets in train. I request the officials of the Airport Authority of India (AAI), to kindly look into the matter and resolve it as quick as possible for the benefit of people of western Odisha," said homoeopathic practitioner Dr Deoshlok Sharma.

Jharsuguda  Airport Director Sudesh Kumar Chauhan said all flights cancelled today due low visibility. Hence, there is nil operations today.  Frequent cancellations or last moment cancellations in past one week due weather bringing bad name to airlines and to airport operator as a whole.