The annual passenger footfall at Biju Pattnaik airport crossed the 1.5 million mark in 2014-15 fiscal year, paving the way for it to be enlisted as a ‘major airport’. Any airport that annually handles 1.5 million passengers or more…
Artists get Bhubaneswar airport Art Galery as a platform to showcase their work
To provide a platform for Amateur/Budding Artists, Airports Authority of India has developed an Art Gallery in the Public Concourse Area (PCA) of New Domestic Terminal of Biju Pattnaik Airport Bhubaneswar. The first show at the gallery displayed 18 creations of…
Air Odisha thinks it can do some business during Nabakalebara
State based Air Odisha will start its intra-state operation from May first week ahead of Nabakalebara. Air Odisha will undertake three rounds of flying from Bhubaneswar. In the morning, it would go to Sambalpur en route to Jharsuguda. It would return…
Bhubaneswar to Kolkata total flights now 5 from April 15
There will be five flights to Kolkata after the Indigo airlines operates another aircraft from the city airport from April 15. At present, Indigo operates three and GoAir one. The schedule has been approved by the Airports Authority of India…
Finally Bhubaneswar Airport Parking Contractor License Revoked
Airport authorities have terminated the licence of the parking lot contractor following incidents of alleged attack on passengers by its employees. The operator has been given one week to vacate the parking area. The airport authorities are planning to increase the…
After Indigo now Air India starts new flight from Delhi to bhubaneswar
Air India is all set to launch a new flight from Delhi to Bhubaneswar and back from March 29. The flight AI873 will leave Delhi at 11.05 am and land in Bhubaneswar at 1.05 pm. The return flight AI874 will depart…
Indigo Airlines to introduce Daily afternoon flights To Kolkata from Bhubaneswar
Good news for Passengers between Bhubaneswar and kolkata as Indigo Airlines to start daily afternoon flight service from 15th april. It will start from Kolkata at 3pm and reverse flight will start from bhubaneswar by 4.30pm to kolkata…
No international flights yet, but city airport 6th best in India
Biju Patnaik International Airport in bhubaneswar, has been ranked 33rd worldwide and sixth best in India by Airport Services Quality (ASQ). Survey by ASQ is conducted based on monthly survey inputs by passengers on 34 criteria including infrastructure, flight handling, facilities…
Parking Lot Operator of Bhubaneswar airport axed
Under fire for spurt in incidents of harassment of visitors at Biju Patnaik International Airport parking lot here, the airport management has decided to cancel the licence of the operator. Police registered three cases against the parking staff in the…
Bhubaneswar airport now has Self Checkin kiosk for ease of travellers
Airports Authority of India, Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar introduced the Self Check-in Kiosk at New Domestic Terminal (T1) on 07.01.2015 to reduce check-in time at counters and avoid undue inconvenience to passengers travelling only with hand-baggage. To get the…