Upgrade Biju Patnaik Airport: Naveen

Bhubaneswar: : Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has demanded international airport status to the Biju Patnaik airport here? at the earliest.
Naveen who met Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in New Delhi on Friday and requested the latter to provide the required facilities, including an international terminal with 24X7 ATC operations, customs and immigration facilities and security.
?The Union Minister promised that the ministry will immediately prepare a note for seeking the approval of the Cabinet for upgrading Biju Patnaik airport to an international airport.
The Chief Minister said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation may accord early clearance to those airlines which are interested in operating international flights to and from Bhubaneswar. Naveen also requested Singh for providing necessary infrastructural support to the Jharsuguda airport for enabling domestic airlines to operate from there.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) may also have a closer look at other existing airports in Odisha and provide the required infrastructural support to make the feasible airports operational for domestic airlines,” he said.
11/03/12 Indian Express/IBN Live

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Categories: airports Mar 2012