Flight operations from city airport's new terminal likely from first week of June
Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport
is expected to commence operations two-three days after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 29.
Flight services from the new three-level structure, comprising basement, ground and first floor, will begin in the first week of June.
While the ground floor will be dedicated to the arrival zones, first floor to the departures.
According to sources, this arrangement has been made to ensure a smooth transition of Airports Authority of India (AAI) offices and airline counters from the existing terminal to the new facility.
Patna airport director, Krishna Mohan Nehra, said on Tuesday after the inauguration they require two-three days to organise the new premises before initiating flight operations and the movement of flyers.
He said, "We have done preliminary checks, but there are still a couple of formalities that need to be tackled. With the commencement of flight operations from the new terminal, some more aircraft will be added to the existing routes. Presently, the airport is operating 90 flights a day, including 45 arrivals and 45 departures."
He said no additional airlines have expressed interest to fly from the airport, and also there are no proposals for international flight operations.
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The new building, which is spread over 65,155 square metres, can handle 75 arrivals and 75 departures per day and the passenger handling capacity will also increase from 25 lakh per annum to 1 crore annually.
The airport officials said with the commencement of operations at the new terminal building, the number of CISF personnel will be increased by 100. "Presently, we have 468 CISF for security. It will be increased to 568," he said.
Equipped with modern facilities, the new terminal has 64 check-in counters; 13 boarding gates—eight on the ground floor and five on the first floor; five conveyor belts; eight inline XBIS machines; seven hand baggage scanning machines in the security hold area with automatic tray return system (ATRS) and eight exit gates (four e-gates- digiyatra), food counters, restaurants, shops and lounge. The terminal building at the airport will be a 4-star Griha rating and energy-efficient building.
According to officials, of the five aerobridges, only one will be operational initially because the base has not been prepared yet to reach the parking bay. "The base for the other four aerobridges will be constructed once the existing terminal building is demolished. Four more parking bays will come up at the site where the old building exists. Presently, the airport has seven parking bays," he said.
With the operation of the new terminal building, the multi-level car parking will also commence operation. The top floor of the G+5 facility is connected to the terminal building's first floor. It will have the capacity to accommodate 7,450 vehicles.
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