Biju Patnaik International Airport frames SOP for future operation
Bhubaneswar: The authorities of the Biju Patnaik International Airport here have framed a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for its operation after the lockdown is lifted, officials said. The airport is likely to operate in a single shift after the lockdown is lifted, said BPIA director VV Rao after a meeting with stakeholders here on Thursday.
Asked whether the airport will operate immediately after lifting of the lockdown, Rao said: “We are readying things here and will operate only after getting instructions from the headquarters. We have the SOP in hands now.”
He said the BPIA will operate in a single shift from 10 am to 6 pm daily as per the guidelines of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Civil Aviation Ministry. Rao said the airport will handle 16 flights with two flights per hour.
