Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik Airport here is likely to get international tag soon after fulfilment of certain formalities.
This was stated by Union secretary for Civil Aviation K N Shrivastava who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here this evening. "The Ministry will place the proposal to convert Biju Patnaik Airport to an international airport in the union cabinet in March-April next year for approval," he told reporters.
Patnaik had earlier met the Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in New Delhi seeking his support for making the city airport an international airport.
Shrivastava said the new terminal at the Biju Patnaik Airport will be completed by December and become functional from January, 2013.
21/11/12 PTI/Business Standard
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This was stated by Union secretary for Civil Aviation K N Shrivastava who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here this evening. "The Ministry will place the proposal to convert Biju Patnaik Airport to an international airport in the union cabinet in March-April next year for approval," he told reporters.
Patnaik had earlier met the Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh in New Delhi seeking his support for making the city airport an international airport.
Shrivastava said the new terminal at the Biju Patnaik Airport will be completed by December and become functional from January, 2013.
21/11/12 PTI/Business Standard
