Durgapur: The West Bengal government has 1.2 per cent stake in BAPL, and Singapore's Changi Airport is the single largest shareholder in the airport.
Bandyopadhyay said Pinnacle Air, a non-scheduled airline, will begin its operations from Durgapur four days a week connecting Bagdogra, Coochbehar, Durgapur and Kolkata soon after getting license from DGCA.
BAPL managing director Partha Ghosh said the company is in negotiations with IndiGo and GoAir for scheduled flights connecting Delhi-Durgapur including Air India and non-schedule airline Air Coasta for connecting for southern cities like Hyderabad and Bangalore.
Air Costa may connect these two south Indian cities four days a week.
However, the final agreement will depend on concessions the Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport offers.
The major concessions demanded by the scheduled airlines are waiver of landing and takeoff fees, underwriting minimum of seats and 30 per cent surcharge waiver for ATF for a greater timeframe.
State government has already given a three-year waiver of surcharge on ATF for three years to Andal, Coochbehar and Bagdogra airports.
Utsav Parekh, one of the initial promoters of BAPL, said the company will focus on real estate and was holding dialogue with several global real-estate majors from Singapore, Japan and others.
India's first private greenfield airport at Durgapur, promoted by Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd or BAPL, is likely to be operational by April 14.
"The final calibration of navigational aids at the airport by Airport Authority is done. Now, we expect to get final DGCA licence in a month," state Transport Secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay said in Durgapur today.
In all probability, the airport, christened Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport, will be operational from April 14, the first day of Bengali calendar, BAPL officials said.
Bandyopadhyay said Pinnacle Air, a non-scheduled airline, will begin its operations from Durgapur four days a week connecting Bagdogra, Coochbehar, Durgapur and Kolkata soon after getting license from DGCA.
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Air Costa may connect these two south Indian cities four days a week.
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The major concessions demanded by the scheduled airlines are waiver of landing and takeoff fees, underwriting minimum of seats and 30 per cent surcharge waiver for ATF for a greater timeframe.
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Utsav Parekh, one of the initial promoters of BAPL, said the company will focus on real estate and was holding dialogue with several global real-estate majors from Singapore, Japan and others.
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