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WB passenger dies after mid-flight medical emergency

Bhubaneswar: A passenger died after developing medical complications while travelling in IndiGo flight today. The deceased has been identified as Rajkumar Karmakar (32) of West Bengal. He was travelling in Kolkata-Bengaluru IndiGo flight 822. According to reports, the flight had reportedly made an emergency landing at around 11:15 AM at Bhubaneswar airport after Karmakar fell […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Bhubaneswar airport to have ceremonial lounge soon

Bhubaneswar: Passengers will soon avail better facilities at the Biju Patnaik International Airport as a new master plan is being prepared for its all-round infrastructural development. The airport authorities informed that several proposals are being mooted including a permanent ‘ceremonial lounge.’ The new facility will come handy in making necessary arrangements during visit of VVIPs […]

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Bhubaneswar airport to introduce surface movement system for traffic control, safety

Bhubaneswar: The authorities of Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar have decided to install a new system to ease traffic movement and ensure better monitoring at the airport. Airport director Suresh Chandra Hota on Wednesday informed that a new project named Airport Surface Movement Guidance and Control System (ASMGCS) will be very installed at the […]

  • Friday, 18 June 2021
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Make In Odisha lands record number of chartered flights in BPI Airport

Bhubaneswar: No one knows if this Make in Odisha conclave would result in the industrial growth in the State, but the Biju Patnaik International (BPI) Airport in Bhubaneswar seemed to be the busiest today as after so many years it created a record for the number of chartered flights to have landed at the airport […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Flights cancelled due to Cyclone Titli

Bhubaneswar: It seems the landfall of the ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ Titli in coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh tomorrow morning would be very intense as flight services to and from Bhubaneswar have been cancelled for tomorrow. As per official sources, five IndiGo flight services from Bhubaneswar have been suspended for tomorrow which were scheduled to […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Chopper Conspiracy: While Police Summons Have Discrepancies, Minister Too Changes Version

Bhubaneswar: Even after officials of the BPI Airport and Chilika Development Authority presented their stance on the former MP Jay Panda’s helicopter route and plan approval, the police summons to IMFA and Panda have been reportedly framed with lot of discrepancies. In a tweet, Panda mentioned that the FIR by Odisha Police changed ‘sea plane’ […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Jay Panda had taken permission & given flight plan: BPI Airport Director

Bhubaneswar: After former MP Baijayant Panda’s helicopter and hangar were seized at the Bhubaneswar airport on charges of flying in “no flying zone” over Chilika lake, Director of the BPI Airport SC Hota today stated that the former MP had taken permission from the airport authorities along with a proper flight plan. Hota said, “We […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Customs officials foil gold smuggling bid at Bhubaneswar Airport

Bhubaneswar: Thwarting yet another attempt of gold smuggling through the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit of Customs seized gold worth Rs 21.89 lakh from a passenger who arrived at the Airport in an Air Asia flight from Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Acting on a spot intelligence, the officials intercepted […]

  • Friday, 04 June 2021
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Odisha: Fresh Guidelines For Air Passengers Landing At Bhubaneswar Airport

The State government has issued a fresh set of guidelines for all the air passengers landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar.

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  • Wednesday, 02 June 2021
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Body of Odia labourer arrives from Kuwait; Jay Panda pays tribute

Bhubaneswar: Body of an Odia labourer who died in Kuwait arrived in Bhubaneswar today. The deceased identified as Papina Lenka from Podana village of Niali area in Cuttack, was engaged as a plumber in Kuwait. After the body arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BJIA), former MLA Baijayant Jay Panda paid his tributes and […]

  • Tuesday, 04 May 2021
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Bhubaneswar airport to get new terminal soon

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar will transform into a completely new avatar as the Union Government has decided to begin construction of an all-new terminal by September 2019. The project, estimated to cost of Rs 935 crore is likely to be completed in two-and-a-half-years, informed Airports Authority of India (AAI) Chairman, […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Gold bars worth Rs 20.5 lakh seized at Bhubaneswar airport

Bhubaneswar: Gold bars weighing around 610 grams worth Rs 20.5 lakh were seized from a passenger at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here early morning on Wednesday. As per reports, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable deployed at the airtport detected suspicous activity of a passenger and later recovered two gold bars of foreign […]

  • Monday, 03 May 2021
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Know the new parking charges at Bhubaneswar airport

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) authorities have implemented the new parking policy which brings into force a new set of guidelines for parking of vehicles inside the airport. Here’s a brief look at the new rules, which have come into effect from 1400 HRS on April 9, 2019. No charges will be applicable […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Customs official accused of demanding 'bribe' from air passenger at Bhubaneswar Airport

Bhubaneswar: A customs official at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar found himself in trouble after an air passenger accused him of threatening with dire consequences and forcefully demanding a bribe. As per sources, one Kuppuswamy Nagarajan, a native of Shevapet in Tamil Nadu, arrived at the BPI Airport from Bangkok in AirAsia flight […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Cyclone Fani Impact: No Flights From Bhubaneswar For Next 24 hrs; Odia Passengers Stranded In Bangkok

Bhubaneswar: As extremely severe Cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ inches closer to Odisha coast, all flights to and from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar have been cancelled as a precautionary measure. As per latest information, several passengers including from Odisha have been stranded at Bangkok airport after Air Asia flight was cancelled today. Official sources said […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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