Kolkata: Air India may have been the first to get an opportunity to fly into and out of the new terminal at the Kolkata airport, but it will be the last among airlines that operate international flights to move into the facility.
China Eastern, Air Asia, Biman Bangladesh, Druk Air and United Airways - all of which fly low-capacity small or narrow-body planes to Kolkata and operate in a low-fare bandwith - will be the first lot to shift into the swanky new terminal at Kolkata airport. Qatar, Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines will be in the next lot, followed by Dragon Air, Emirates, IndiGo, Jet Airways and finally Air India.
That is the transition schedule prepared by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Airlines Operators' Committee (AOC) for the migration of airlines from the existing terminals to the new one inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday.
25/01/13 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
