GANGTOK,: Darjeeling MP Raju Bista on Monday shared that the financial bid for the civil construction work of a new terminal building at Bagdogra airport has been approved. With this, almost all the formalities towards the construction of the new terminal building have been completed, he said.
“Bagdogra is the busiest airport in our region, and will now have the much needed infrastructure to handle both the domestic and international passenger load. The current terminal has a built-up area of only around 8,000 sq.m and was designed to handle 400 passengers per hour.”
“The new terminal, when completed will have a 1 lakh sq.mtrs, with 50,000 sq.mtrs being constructed in Phase 1, and will have the capacity to handle 3800 passengers per hour,” said the Darjeeling MP.
It was informed that the new terminal will be equipped with a multi-level car park, 10 aerobridges, 6 will be constructed in Phase 1, and its apron will allow 16 narrow-body aircrafts (eg. A320, B737) to be parked together. Once construction begins, the work is expected to be completed in the next 2.5 years.
“The new terminal will allow for the upgradation of Bagdogra to an international airport, which will bring immense growth in international tourism, travel, trade, commerce and also competitive flight prices. This will immensely benefit our Darjeeling hills, Terai, Dooars and the adjacent regions,” said Bista.