Patna: If all goes well, the number of inbound and outbound flights may go up from existing 27 each to 51 each after the Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport at Patna is thrown open for 24x7 operations from March 25.
"As per the schedule submitted by different airlines, 49 flights are proposed to operate from the city airport on weekdays and 51 on Sunday," airport's deputy general manager (air traffic control) Santosh Kumar said on Tuesday.
According to him, the new direct flights will provide connectivity to cities like Chandigarh, Indore, Ahmedabad and Guwahati. The cities currently having direct flights from Patna include Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi and Bengaluru.
Air India will be the first airline to operate flights from Patna at night hours. Sources said one of AI's Ranchi-Patna flight will land at Patna at 11:40pm and depart for Kolkata around 7am.
17/01/18 Times of India
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"As per the schedule submitted by different airlines, 49 flights are proposed to operate from the city airport on weekdays and 51 on Sunday," airport's deputy general manager (air traffic control) Santosh Kumar said on Tuesday.
According to him, the new direct flights will provide connectivity to cities like Chandigarh, Indore, Ahmedabad and Guwahati. The cities currently having direct flights from Patna include Delhi, Kolkata, Ranchi and Bengaluru.
Air India will be the first airline to operate flights from Patna at night hours. Sources said one of AI's Ranchi-Patna flight will land at Patna at 11:40pm and depart for Kolkata around 7am.
17/01/18 Times of India
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