BHAIRAHAWA, Feb. 7 -- If everything goes as planned, the Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) is likely to operate from June 28 this year. The airport authority is scheduled to launch its first test flight on the date.

The project had kicked off in 2014. Five years on, it is gearing up for the test flight, Prabesh Adhikari, chief engineer of the project said.

According to Adhikari, the construction of the airport is being on a war footing in order to meet the deadline. All major infrastructures have been built and only minor works are left he said.

"We are very hopeful that we will be able to meet the deadline for the test flight. If everything goes well, we will definitely be able to operate the airport from that day," he said i...