Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar has won the prestigious Airport Service Quality (ASQ) award for being the best airport in size and region for the year 2018. Chandigarh Airport, Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport in Indore, SM Badaruddin II…
Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) has been granted the much-awaited e-visa facility
Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here has been granted the much-awaited e-visa facility. The e-visa counter has also started operating at the airport from January 16, Airport director Suresh Chandra Hota said. The approval came through the Centre’s notification dated…
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued license for third airport of Odisha at Rourkela
Finally Odisha got the approval from DGCA for its third airport at Rourkela yesterday. Please find the tweet regarding this. A MOU was signed between Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) for operation…
Bhubaneswar airport all set to get third terminal and the Centre has decided to start work it from July next year
The central government on Monday announced the expansion of the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIAP) in Bhubaneswar at an investment of Rs 9.3 billion. The third terminal of the BPIAP will come up soon and the Centre has decided to start…
Private Carrier GoAir to start Bhubaneswar Patna Flight this winter season
Private carrier GoAir will provide direct flight connectivity from Patna to Chandigarh and Bhubaneswar this winter season. As per the winter schedule, GoAir’s Chandigarh Patna Bhubaneswar flight will reach Patna airport at 6.25pm and leave for Bhubaneswar at 6.55pm. The…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate Jharsuguda airport in Odisha on September 22
Narendra Modi will inaugurate a newly built airport, a new railway line of the MCL and lay the foundation stone for the renovation of a fertiliser plant during his visit to Odisha on September 22. PM Modi will arrive at…
Direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Ahmedabad, Pune still in talks but no slots available there
Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Thursday announced direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Ahmedabad. Similarly, another direct flight from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata will be launched from August 1. IndiGo airline will start its operation and the schedule of services has…
With 3 new airports coming up HRAO plans to promote Odisha as as ’21 night destination’ for tourists
In tune with the three upcoming airports in Western Odisha, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) has come forward to promote Odisha as a ‘21 night destination’ with special focus on tourist destinations in western Odisha. The industry…
A good read on how Tier II cities of India like Bhubaneswar are driving growth in domestic aviation sector
Tier-II cities such as Ranchi, Surat, Vijayawada, Bhubaneswar and Varanasi are driving the aviation growth story in the country, with an impressive rise in passenger traffic in the past year, according to data compiled by the Airports Authority of India…
What Shreejit Swain had to say about an article we published on suggestions for Dakota to be in Bhubaneswar Airport
Dear Anil Dhir sir, PLEASE READ TO KNOW WHY CUTTACK IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR DAKOTA PLANE THAN AIRPORT & WHY CMO Odisha is RIGHT ! – SIr, The State Govt. has planned for a Tourism complex at Biju Pattnaik…