Bhubaneswar-Dubai direct flight on Monday

Bhubaneawar, May 15: Direct flight service between Bhubaneawar and Dubai will be launched on Monday at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here. IndiGo’s Airbus-320 will operate from here thrice a week. The much-awaited flight will open the gateway to south-east Asian countries. On April 1, on the occasion of Utkal Divas – the foundation day […]

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Prasanna Pradhan takes over as Bhubaneswar Airport Director

Bhubaneawar, June 30: Prasanna Pradhan on Thursday took over as the new Director of the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) here succeeding PR Beuria. Prior to this, Pradhan was part of the Corporate Headquarters team in Delhi as General Manager( Admin). An Engineering Graduate, Pradhan has vast experience in the field of Air Traffic Management, […]

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One dead, 1 injured after under-construction roof collapses at Bhubaneswar airport

Bhubaneswar: One person was killed and another one injured after the newly constructed roof of a building between Terminal-1 and Terminal-2 at the Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) collapsed late on Friday night here. The deceased was identified as Antaryami Guru of Badamba-Narsinghpur area in Cuttack district. The deceased was a helper of truck engaged in […]

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Hyderabad-Guwahati flight makes emergency landing in Bhubaneswar after ruckus by passenger

Bhubaneswar: An IndiGo flight from Hyderabad-Guwahati made an emergency landing at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here this morning after a mentally-disturbed passenger allegedly created disturbances. After offloading the passenger, the flight took off to its scheduled destination, sources said. A few minutes after takeoff, a passenger identified as Irsad Ali, who was accompanied by […]

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