PATNA, Dec. 11 -- Patna's Jay Prakash Narayan International (JPNI) airport was set to have all five aerobridges of its new integrated terminal building (NITB) operational by January 2026, airport officials said on Thursday. Built at a cost of around Rs.1,217 crore, the NITB currently has two functional aerobridges, with the third awaiting regulatory clearance.

Airport director Chandra Pratap Dwivedi said the third aerobridge was ready and the fourth was under installation. "We are awaiting DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) clearance for commissioning the third aerobridge, for which permission was sought on December 8. Work on the fourth is progressing steadily," he said.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is awaiting equip...