Kolkata: West Bengal’s first private airport is expected to be operational by March-April next year.
The airport is being developed near Durgapur — approximately 200 km south of Kolkata — by Bengal Aerotropolis Pvt Ltd (BAPL), a venture involving four Indian companies and the Singapore-based Changi Airports International.
“Nearly 80 per cent work has been completed. We are hoping that the project will be operational around the first half of next year, say, around March-April 2013,” Ang Cheng Nam, Vice-President, Changi Airports told Business Line.
Ang was in the city to attend Bengal Builds, a conference on urban development.
Changi holds 26 per cent equity in the project.
The airport is being developed under direct technical assistance from Changi and will be fitted with modern night-landing facilities. “It will be run differently from other Indian airports,” he promised.
29/11/12 Abhishek Law/Business Line
