Bhubaneswar, June 21 -- The Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar is set to witness a major technological and infrastructural transformation with the introduction of a modern hydrant-based aircraft fuelling system, aimed at significantly enhancing aviation safety, operational efficiency, and environmental sustainability.

The project marks a decisive shift from the long-standing practice of manual aircraft refuelling using fuel bowsers, which involve the movement of mobile tankers carrying Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) across the airside operational area. Under the new system, aircraft will be refuelled directly at their parking bays through an underground pipeline network connected to hydrant points, thereby eliminating the nee...