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Kolkata Airport, known as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, occupies a distinguished room in the history of aviation not in the country of India, but also in the history of aviation in the whole world. The location of this esteemed international airport is in Dum Dum near Kolkata in West Bengal in India. This is a civil airport, and it happened to be formerly known as. But in later years it was named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the great Bengal patriot.
Kolkata Airport possesses two runways that are parallel to each other. One serves the purpose of landings and take offs while the other one serves as a taxi way. The distance of Kolkata Airport from the heart of the city is merely 17 kilometers that can be covered within a very short time.
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Of late, this international airport in Kolkata has undergone a facelift, as a result of which, Kolkata Airport is now one of the best international airports of India.
Kolkata Airport has three terminals in its possession, including an international terminal, a domestic terminal and a cargo terminal. The airlines operating in Kolkata Airport are efficient enough to provide with the services that is demanded. All of the domestic airlines, international airlines and the operate in Kolkata Airport to add to the convenience to the passengers.
The transportation between the main city of Kolkata and the Kolkata International Airport is very comfortable and efficient. You will get ample private and government buses plying in regular intervals. You may also hire metered taxis to reach your destinations in the city. But take care that the driver of the taxi that you hire carries the proper fare chart with them. They are full of tricks to cheat you. While paying the bill, check with the amount mentioned in the chart.
Deccan, Alliance Air, Go Air, Indian, IndiGo Airlines, Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher Airlines, Paramount Airways, SpiceJet and Jagson Airlines are some of the domestic airlines that are in operation in Kolkata Airport. And, some of the international airlines operating in Kolkata Airport are Biman Bangladesh Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Cosmic Air, Druk Air, Royal Bengal Airlines, Jet Airways, Thai Airways International, Singapur Airlines, Druk Air, Air India Express, Air India, British Airways, Cosmic Air and Gulf Air.
Some of the cargo that operates in Kolkata Airport are Blue Dart Aviation, Lufthansa Cargo, Etihad Crystal Cargo and Singapur Airlines Cargo. Among the airlines that were in use in the past, but not operating now, some are Royal Nepal Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines and Balkan Bulgarian Airlines.
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