Tag: Biju Patnaik International Airport

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, […]

Bhubaneswar: The Air Intelligence unit of the Customs department today seized gold weighing 707 grams from a woman flier who arrived at the Biju Patnaik International Airport from Dubai. Sources said value of the gold seized from the woman is worth nearly Rs 24 lakh. The Customs officials seized the gold from a bag carried […]

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Patnaik International (BPI) Airport in Bhubaneswar has achived a new feat as it surpassed its earlier record of handling 3.2 million local and international passengers, by registering a 41 per cent passenger growth this year. As per reports, the airport witnessed 32,37,956 passengers in 2017-18, of which 31,58,915 were locals and over […]

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 […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Two days after cyclone “Fani” hit Odisha coast causing widespread damage in several districts including Puri and Bhubaneswar, railways, flight operations and normal traffic have slowly started to resume in the State. While the East Coast Railway has reintroduced 85 of the 138 cancelled trains on Howrah-Chennai main line connecting Bhubaneswar, as many as […]

Bhubaneswar: After the recent Australian tour, Indian Hockey team members arrived to a rousing reception in Bhubaneswar today. The team will kick start its preparations for the much-awaited FIH Men’s Series Final to be held at Kalinga Stadium here from June 6 to June 15. The event is crucial, as it is the gateway to […]

Bhubaneswar: Adding another feather to its cap, the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar has recorded an overall profit of Rs 18.56 crore in 2018. The city airport has registered a significant growth in terms of profit in comparison to 2017, informed the airport’s director Suresh Chandra Hota adding that efforts are on to make […]

Bhubaneswar: To avoid possible aviation-related terror incidents in the wake of the revocation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir recently, all the airports across the country including Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar have been put under tight vigil. Following a security alert through an advisory issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security […]

Bhubaneswar: Plans of several air travellers from Odisha could get affected as flight operations from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar is likely to be partially suspended for eight long months. The flight services are likely to be rescheduled as the re-carpeting work of the airport’s runway will be taken up from November. The […]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA)’s Director Suresh Chandra Hota today informed that the scheduled partial shutdown in the airport in view of the first phase runway maintenance works between November, 2019 and June, 2020 may not affect flight services much in the airport. “As per the existing timing of the flights, as many as […]

Bhubaneswar: Good news for air travellers as AirAsia will start four new domestic flights from Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar. As per airport authorities, AirAsia will launch 2 new flights from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru from October 27. Moreover, the airliner will operate two flights from Bhubaneswar airport to Hyderabad and Kolkata. “The air […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Undeterred by staff protests, the Civil Aviation Ministry would seek Cabinet approval for privatising half a dozen more airports by the first week of December. The six airports up for privatisation are Varanasi, Amritsar, Bhubaneswar, Trichy, Indore and Raipur. “The Airports Authority of India (AAI) board has approved the plan. We will seek […]

Bhubaneswar: The partial shutdown of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) at Bhubaneswar for re-carpeting of its runway which was scheduled to begin from today i.e 1st November 2019 has been postponed for a month. Director of BPIA Suresh Chandra Hota informed that the partial closure of the airport will take effect from 1st of December […]

Bhubaneswar: The re-carpeting work of runway at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) in Bhubaneswar will commence in February, 2020, informed airport director VV Rao on Monday. A new coating of the runway to smoothen its surface will be undertaken from the first week of February 2020. It will to take around eight to 10 months […]

Bhubaneswar: The officials of Air Intelligence and Customs seized 215 grams of gold estimated to be worth Rs 8.91 lakh from a passenger at Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA). According to reports, the gold was recovered from an Indian origin passenger from Madurai who had arrived at BPIA in AirAsia flight from Kuala Lumpur on […]