A new terminal will be built at Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, AAI will invest 800 million

The much anticipated construction of the new terminal of Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna is expected to begin in the beginning of next financial year. An investment of Rs 800 crores is possible in the construction of the proposed terminal building. With the construction of the new building, the capacity of the airport will increase to 45 lakh passengers per year. 




The Airports Authority of India (AAI) operates Patna Airport. In a statement issued today, the Authority said that in order to fulfill the growing demand from passengers, AAI has decided to construct a new terminal building at a cost of Rs 800 crore.The construction of this will commence in April 2018. The existing capacity of Patna Airport is basically to take over the burden of seven lakh passengers, but in the last financial year, it handled 21.1 lakh passengers.