Union home minister Amit Shah accorded warm welcome at Patna airport

Union home minister Amit Shah was accorded warm welcome by BJP leaders and  workers on his arrival at Patna airport on July 31, 2022.

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Mock security drill conducted at Patna airport

A mock security drill was conducted at Patna airport on December 29, 2014.
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Bird-hit IndiGo plane makes emergency landing

A bird-hit IndiGo airline plane made emergency landing at Patna airport on August 23, 2012. The airbus320 aircraft with 85 passengers on the board was hit by bird while rolling for take off. All the passengers were safe while four of its left engine blades were damaged by the impact.
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Amul parlour inaugurated at Patna Airport

Patna Airport Director Arvinda Kumar Dubey inaugurated Amul products parlour at Patna Airport on April 2, 2012.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Service begins at Patna Airport

A kiosk of Foreign Currency Exchange Service was inaugurated at Jaya Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna on March 4, 2011.

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Patna to have second airport at Bihta

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar holds a meeting with Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman V P Agrawal when the later called on him in Patna on Agust 27, 2009.

Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman V P Agrawal met Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar and discussed issues pertaining to development of Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Raxaul and Jogbani airports

"We discussed with the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar about the development of our five airports in Bihar including an alternative option of having another airport in Patna near Bihta," Agrawal said.

He said that AAI was working out on other option with regard to the development of Patna airport near Bihta which belonged to the air force. Bihta airfield has a runway of 8200 feet which can be increased to 9000 feet easily making international flight operations smooth.

“We will talk with the defence authorities in this regard and seek clearance from them for handing over the airfield to us (AAI) and I don't think that there will be any difficulty for defence in giving the land," he said.
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Women security staff at Patna airport

Women security staff cordoning off the take off area for choppers and small aircrafts at Patna airport on April 12, 2009
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New dispaly board at Patna airport

AK Jha of Airport Authority of India with other staff members during inauguration of display board at Patna airport on February 23, 2009.

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