Hardeep Singh Puri to review ongoing development work at Darbhanga, Deoghar airports on Saturday

Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will visit the airports at Darbhanga and Deoghar on Saturday to review the ongoing development work, according to an official statement. “The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is developing these airports. With the operationalisation of these airports, air connectivity of the region will be improved,” the statement by the Civil Aviation Ministry said on Thursday.

The AAI is developing the civil enclave at Darbhanga airport in Bihar for commencement of passenger flight operations with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru under regional connectivity scheme ‘Udan’, the ministry noted. Construction of Darbhanga airport’s interim terminal building, which has an area of 1400 square metre, is complete, it said.