West Bengal CM Mamata leaves for 12-day tour of Spain, Dubai
The Hindu
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on September 12 left for a 12-day tour of Spain and United Arab Emirates to seek investments for the State
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on September 12 left for a 12-day tour of Spain and United Arab Emirates to seek investments for the State.
Ms. Banerjee's flight to Dubai, which was scheduled around 8.30 am, was delayed by at least three hours due to some technical glitches.
She and her team finally flew from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport after a delay of around three hours.
An airport official said that the flight, by which Ms. Banerjee and her team left for Dubai, had arrived late at Kolkata from the West Asian city.
Ms. Banerjee is scheduled to spend the night in Dubai due to the unavailability of connecting flights, before flying to Spain's capital Madrid the next day.
Due to the delay, the Chief Minister visited some outlets at the airport, including the State government's Biswa Bangla store.
Speaking to reporters at the airport, Banerjee said, "It's been five years since we went abroad. Spain was the theme country of this year's International Kolkata Book Fair. They are good in manufacturing and other industries. We will be participating in business conferences there."
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