New Delhi, 8th December 2024:
Vipin Kumar, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) visited Patna Airport to review the ongoing works of the New Terminal Building. He inspected the entire project thoroughly along with Dr. Sharad Kumar, Member (Operations), AAI; Anil Kumar Gupta, Member (Planning), AAI and the team of engineers at the site.
Chairman,AAI during his review, gave instruction to the agencies and engineers at site to expedite and complete all remaining works,so as to make the airport ready by January 2025. He also directed the Airport Director to ensure seamless co-ordination with state authorities and regulatory bodies including DGCA, BCAS for all mandatory approvals required in order to meet the project deadlines, prior to commissioning of the new terminal.
The master plan for the expansion of Patna airport is estimated to cost Rs 1216.90 Crore, which includes development of new terminal building, multi-level car parking facility and parking Bays. With a built-up area of 65,155 Sqm, the new world-class terminal building will cater to 3,000 passengers during peak hours.This expansion will also boost the airport’s capacity from 3 million to 10 million passengers annually.The construction of new terminal building will include six new additional parking stands, increasing the present five to eleven.
The New terminal is equipped with State- of the art passenger facilities including 54 checks in counters, five passenger boarding bridges, five conveyor belts, and eight in-line XBIS machines which allows for quick transit of passenger inside terminals. The design of this Griha IV- star rated new terminal Building is inspired form the forms of Nalanda ruins and interiors will be adorned with Madhubani Paintings.
