[90sKid]

Bookings for daily flights from Darbhanga airport to start by month-end: Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

The bookings for daily flights will start by end of September from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, said Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation. After reviewing the groundwork of Darbhanga airport in Bihar, he informed that flight operations will begin in the first week of November, before the auspicious festival of Chhath Puja. He further said that this a boon for 22 districts of North Bihar.

Civil Aviation Minister reviewed the progress and construction status of the Darbhanga airport along with Shri Gopal Jee Thakur, MP, Darbhanga, Shri Ashok Yadav, MP, Madhubani, Shri Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, MoCA Shri Arvind Singh, Chairman AAI, and other officials.

Bookings for daily flights from Darbhanga airport to start by month-end: Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri

Bookings for daily flights from Darbhanga airport to start by month-end: Aviation Minister Hardeep Puri - The bookings for daily flights will start by end of September from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, said Hardeep Singh Puri, MoS, I/C, Civil Aviation. After reviewing the groundwork...

www.dnaindia.com

 

[90sKid]

Cross posting from the Patna Projects thread... see more pics in the original post.

Darbhanga airport update...

 

[90sKid]

Darbhanga Airport in Bihar. The runway got re-carpeted, rapid exit taxiway and a small new terminal in the south side.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) is developing the civil enclave at Darbhanga for the commencement of civil flight operations for Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).

The Darbhanga airport belongs to the IAF and land was handed over to AAI for development of the interim civil enclave which includes the construction of a Pre-fab terminal building along with associated facilities car park, connecting road network, strengthening of the runway, and dispersal area to cater to the intended aircraft and construction of a link taxi track at the cost of Rs 92 crore.

Construction of the Interim Terminal Building of the airport with an area of 1400 sqm.is completed.


The terminal building with six check-in counters will be able to handle 100 passengers in peak hours with all required passenger amenities. The work for the strengthening of the runway for accommodating Boeing 737-800 type of aircraft, construction of new Apron with a connecting taxiway, and the connecting road is in full swing and soon airport will be ready for civil operations, AAI said in a release.

The Foundation for the Interim Civil Enclave at Darbhanga was laid by Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar in the presence of Minister of Civil Aviation and Minister of State, Civil Aviation on December 24, 2018.

Darbhanga, in north Bihar, is the fifth-largest city in Bihar and is considered as the cultural capital of Bihar with its rich musical, folk art, and literary traditions of centuries.

It is also known as "Heart of the Mithilanchal" and is abound with fertile land and greenery. With the operationalisation of Darbhanga Airport, the long-pending demand for air connectivity of the people of the region will be fulfilled.

Apparently flights to Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore will start soon.

 

[90sKid]

Darbhanga airport to start operations in November


SG493 BLR0845 – 1115DBR
SG494 DBR1625 – 1855BLR

SG495 DEL1410 – 1555DBR
SG496 DBR1145 – 1330DEL

SG705 BOM0940 – 1210DBR
SG706 DBR1240 – 1510BOM



All flights are daily and operated by B737 aircraft.

Darbhanga airport to start operations in November

Darbhanga will be the latest addition to the list of active airports in India. Located in the northern part of the state of Bihar, the airport will see services from Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru &#8…

networkthoughts.com

 

[SSCwarrior]

Cross posting from the Patna Projects thread... see more pics in the original post.

Looks like a bus station (or even worse than that looking at newly built bus stations in Rajkot, Lucknow etc). Couldnt they spend a bit more money building something that looks better??

 

[90sKid]

Looks like a bus station (or even worse than that looking at newly built bus stations in Rajkot, Lucknow etc). Couldnt they spend a bit more money building something that looks better??

Looks like that is the plan, after all...

This structure is only an interim terminal. Built as a stop-gap solution while the State government goes about procuring the land for a larger proper civil enclave next to the newly paved apron.

If you see the satellite image originally shared by Avishar, the apron is on the upper side of the photo while the temporary terminal is at the lower left hand side.

 

[avishar]

Looks like a bus station (or even worse than that looking at newly built bus stations in Rajkot, Lucknow etc). Couldnt they spend a bit more money building something that looks better??

Dissapointed that AAI has not installed its standard flowerpots too.

But its like really tiny these airports. Sometimes just a flight or two in a day! Not that bad for that.

 

[Rudra5]

First commercial flight under RCS-UDAN at DBR

A momentous day for the people of Darbhanga.

First Commercial flight under RCS-UDAN lands at the newly operational airport.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1325349880026464257

 

[shaikh altamash]

 

[90sKid]

LOL! Check out the photographers running on the runway in front of the aircraft to get their "Hot upload" shot at around 0:17!

 

[ChennaiPlaneSpotter]

The inaugural aircraft was VT-SXB, one of the ugliest specimens in the fleet: a sticker job on an ex-JetLite B738 with the flying sun peeking out behind the affixed decal. The least SG could have done was to send over a fully painted aircraft.

 

[shaikh altamash]

 

[Sharabh]

Few relatives recently took flight from Darbhanga airport and were highly unimpressed with it. They declared it as worst domestic airport, termed it "glorified stable" and pointed out bad finishing touch in land vehicle circulation area and airport maneuvering area

 

[shaikh altamash]

Few relatives recently took flight from Darbhanga airport and were highly unimpressed with it. They declared it as worst domestic airport, termed it "glorified stable" and pointed out bad finishing touch in land vehicle circulation area and airport maneuvering area

Unfinished airport start hua hai gari bhi parking nahi...seedha permanent terminal q nahi banaya gaya??kiya airport ke success par shak tha aur ek portacabin banane me 3 sal q lag gaye...jab ke proper terminal itne time me ban jata

 

[90sKid]

Few relatives recently took flight from Darbhanga airport and were highly unimpressed with it. They declared it as worst domestic airport, termed it "glorified stable" and pointed out bad finishing touch in land vehicle circulation area and airport maneuvering area

I hope you did educate them that the structure (and the entire site) is only temporary.

 

[Sharabh]

I hope you did educate them that the structure (and the entire site) is only temporary.

They knew beforehand but no one has hopes of seeing new airport any time soon, for good reasons

 

[90sKid]

It would be tragic if their 'knowledge' became reality.

Time will tell.

 

[shaikh altamash]

Mujhe bhi nahi lagta ke abhi naya terminal banega

 

[Sharabh]

It would be tragic if their 'knowledge' became reality.

Time will tell.

Time will tell indeed. It will certainly become reality but timeline will be an issue since Nitish Kumar is not seen as friendly CM for Mithila region. Upcoming airport will serve as gateway to Mithila region which otherwise relies heavily on road and rail networks hence it would be feasible to go for greenfield airport that could eat 50% of Patna's flights at peak of operations (not exaggerating at all).

 

[shaikh altamash]

Time will tell indeed. It will certainly become reality but timeline will be an issue since Nitish Kumar is not seen as friendly CM for Mithila region. Upcoming airport will serve as gateway to Mithila region which otherwise relies heavily on road and rail networks hence it would be feasible to go for greenfield airport that could eat 50% of Patna's flights at peak of operations (not exaggerating at all).

Yaar ye zyada ho jata hai ...akhir kis basis par log kehte hai darbhanga airport patna ko overtake karega ya 50% pax le lega??? Na to darbhanga city itna bara hai ...aur patna se economically comparable hai....