Flyers arrive at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. The airport has recorded a 92.8 per cent growth in the handling of international passengers, securing third spot among 18 non-metro international airports in the country. The airport, which has been making serious efforts to attract airlines to start international flights to and from the state capital, will get added impetus from the report. According to the AAI's annual report for 2015-16, the city airport handled 26,744 international passengers during 2016-17 against 13,870 in 2015-16 - a creditable rise of 12,474 passengers. Only Imphal airport with 101.3 per cent and Srinagar airport 94.4 per cent are ahead of Bhubaneswar in terms of growth in flow of international passengers.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2017 22:07 UTC