Kolkata Airport News: The BJP-led government in West Bengal has announced plans for a greenfield airport near Kalyani, around 50 km north of Kolkata. Once operational, it will make Kolkata India's third metropolitan region with multiple commercial airports. Mamata Banerjee, as the CM, had resisted the Centre's plan for a second airport.
After getting approval from the central government and aviation regulators, Kolkata will become the third metropolitan area in India after Delhi NCR and Mumbai to have more than one airport.