Staff Reporter / Patna

Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri today said the bookings for daily flights would start by end of September from Darbhanga to Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

After reviewing the groundwork of Darbhanga airport in Bihar, the Minister informed that flight operations will begin in the first week of November, before the festival of Chhath Puja. He further said that this is a boon for 22 districts of North Bihar.

The Minister reviewed the progress and construction status of the Darbanga airport. Expressing satisfaction over the progress of airport work, Mr Puri said that the work is almost complete. He added that arrival and departure halls, check-in facility and conveyor belt have already been installed and remaining work will be completed before October end.

After reviewing the status of Deoghar airport in Jharkhand, Mr Puri said that the work at the airport is at an advanced stage and will be completed on schedule.

He had extensive discussions with Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey. Mr Puri said that the airport would be operationalized very soon. He added that the government would be taking some key decisions in this regard by next week.