All commercial flight operations currently handled at Visakhapatnam Airport (INS Dega) will shift to the newly built Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport at Bhogapuram from 00:01 hrs on 17 August, following the airport’s inauguration on 1 August. Airlines are updating schedules and passengers with bookings beyond August 16 will operate to and from Bhogapuram instead of Vizag. The greenfield airport, developed at a cost of ₹4,727 crore, has an initial annual passenger handling capacity of 6 million, scalable to 40 million, and features a dedicated cargo terminal and runway capable of handling wide-body aircraft.
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