Patna airport expansion: Work on new terminal building underway
The construction work for the new terminal building at Patna’s Jaiprakash Narayan International Airport is underway. In order to meet the rising traffic growth along with passenger facilitation, Patna airport has begun working on its expansion. Although the work on extension of the terminal building was hit during the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
The new terminal building will be built at an approved estimated cost of ₹698 crore, which the Patna airport authorities hope to complete by March 2023, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) tweeted.
The terminal will have the departure lounge on the first floor and arrival area on the ground floor. The building will be able to handle 8 million passengers in a year.
