airports authority of india (aai) is planning an expansion of the jai prakash narayan international airport, dist. patna, bihar. the union cabinet has given its approval to transfer 11.35 acres of land to aai by way of exchanging equivalent land of aai at anisabad. the proposed land at patna airport will be used for expansion of the airport and construction of new terminal building along with other associated infrastructure. the state government has also agreed in principle for transfer of the land. the new terminal building will be having a capacity of 3 million passengers per annum. the existing terminal building at patna airport was built for a capacity of 0.5 million passengers per annum, against which 1.5 million passengers per annum are already using the airport. [info as of: jan. 17]
