Bhubaneswar, June 7 -- The ambitious expansion of Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA) is still awaiting clearance from the Airports Authority of India (AAI), nearly a year after the project was redesigned to improve passenger convenience. The proposed Terminal-3 (T3) project is estimated to cost around Rs 1,000 crore.

Driven by a sharp rise in passenger traffic and growing air connectivity, AAI had proposed the construction of a new integrated terminal to significantly boost the airport's capacity and upgrade passenger facilities. While the original plan envisioned separate terminals for arrivals and departures, it was later revised following stakeholder consultations. The redesigned T3 will function as a single integ...