Tag: Biju Patnaik International Airport

Bhubaneswar: Gold bars worth around Rs 20 lakh were seized by Customs officials from two passengers at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar this evening. Total 33 gold bars were seized from two passengers who arrived at the city airport from Kuala Lumpur in an AirAsia flight. Later the Customs officials arrested the two […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to introduce better facilities for passengers and provide high quality, safe and customer-oriented services, the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) on Friday took a new initiative to construct a shaded walkway and canopy for vehicular lanes in front of the Domestic Terminal Building (T-1) in Lane 2. The project will come […]

Bhubaneswar: Buoyed by good response from air travelers, AirAsia has now decided to launch daily flight services to Kuala Lumpur from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar from October 26. Official sources said the air traffic from Bhubaneswar airport has registered a sharp increase and AirAsia will now operate daily flights to Kuala Lumpur instead […]

Bhubaneswar: Hurdles in land acquisition and non-availability of adequate land for expansion of Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar has prompted the Odisha Government to think of building a new airport near Khurda. According to sources, around 64-acre land is required to expand the runway of the existing airport to facilitate safe landing of code-E […]

Bhubaneswar: The incident where a woman thrashed another in public view at the Biju Patnaik International Airport took a new turn with the victim, who was alleged to have an affair with the woman’s husband, filing an FIR against the perpetrator with police on Thursday. The woman lodged a complaint at the Airfield police station […]

Bhubaneswar: After international flights AirAsia is now planning for domestic services with morning and evening flights running from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata and Bengaluru. Currently 26 flights of Air India, IndiGo, GoAir and Vistara are providing daily services at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA). It will increase to 28 after AirAsia starts it service. “AirAsia’s domestic […]

Bhubaneswar: To overcome hassles in flight operations due to poor visibility especially in winter days, the Biju Patnaik International Airport authorities have decided to install an automated weather observation system (AWOS) on the runway. The new system will augment safety during landing of international flights especially Boeing and Airbus planes on the city airport runway. […]

Bhubaneswar: An operational boundary wall on northwest side of Biju Patnaik International Airport collapsed due to heavy rains accompanied by gusty winds here on Wednesday. The boundary wall surrounding the airport to a length of around 100 mts collapsed due to the torrential rain triggered by low pressure as a result of which rain water […]

Bhubaneswar: Mock drills at prominent places in the capital city were carried out by the National Security Guard (NSG) along with Odisha Police on Thursday night. Black Cat commandos of the NSG along with Special Operations Group (SOG), Special Tactical Unit (STU) and Special Security Battalion (SSB) of Odisha Police spread out at prominent places […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government today urged the Centre for introduction of e-Visa facility at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. In a letter to the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged for the introduction of e-Visa to facilitate the travel of arriving tourists. “In order to facilitate the travel of arriving tourists, […]

Bhubaneswar: The first direct flight to an international destination took off from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar today marking the beginning of a new era in civil aviation in this part of the world. The Air Asia flight was scheduled to depart from Bhubaneswar at 11:55PM to Kuala Lumpur.  In the preliminary phase, the […]

Bhubaneswar: A milestone awaits the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar as the first international flight from the airport will take off tomorrow. The scheduled flight of AirAsia to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia will take off at 11:55 PM tomorrow from Bhubaneswar. In the preliminary stage, the flight will operate 4 days a week. Also […]

Bhubaneswar: The Civil Aviation Ministry appointed Suresh Chandra Hota as new director of the Biju Patnaik International Airport situated in Bhubaneswar on Monday. Hota will assume charge of the Bhubaneswar airport director office in a day or two. Prior to the new assignment, Hota was working as the Lucknow airport director. Hota is the first […]

Bhubaneswar: In good news for flyers, direct international flight services will kick start from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar from March 27, informed Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials today. AirAsia launch its services to Kuala Lumpur from Bhubaneswar from March 27 for which the airliner has obtained all necessary clearances. According to AAI […]

Bhubaneswar: The incidence of bird hits in Biju Patnaik International Airport in the capital city has substantially come down in the last few months, said chief secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi. Briefing media persons after presiding over a meeting of Airport Environment Management Committee at the State Secretariat here today, he said the main concern of […]