MoS Giriraj Singh in Bagdogra Airport
Prashant Acharya, EOI, SILIGURI,
20 Oct 2016: Giriraj Singh, minister of state at the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Ministry, arrived at Bagdogra Airport today en-route to Bhagalpur in Bihar.
Bagdogra Airport director Rakesh Ranjan Sahay welcomed the minister and discussed matters on upgrading the airport into an international facility. The minister enquired about passenger movement, air traffic and other problems faced while handling flight movements.
Singh is a BJP member from Barahiya in Bihar, and an MP from the Nawada constituency.
Bagdogra Airport is home to the Indian Air Force's No. 20 Wing, MiG 21 fighter jets of the No. 8 Squadron and a helicopter unit. Regular helicopter services to Gangtok, Sikkim operate from the airport which is among the few airports in the country with zero sales tax on aviation turbine fuel.
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