Bhubaneswar: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is super fond of Bhubaneswar airport.
In an interview published in Airports India magazine, he said that the airport is his favourite because of the courteous ground staff and the in-city location that eases travel time. The superstar said the location is the most important factor and that ‘one need not leave ages in advance to catch a flight’.
He also stated that airport premises is clean and has all the necessary services despite being smaller than the ones in metros.
The senior Bachchan also pointed out that there is no mad rush at Biju Patnaik International Airport and everything seems to operate smoothly here.
In the same interview, he stated that he doesn’t like the presence of paparazzi at the Mumbai airport and expressed his displeasure over people being concerned over what one wears at the airport, popularly coined as ‘airport fashion’.
Apart from Bhubaneswar, the Kaun Banega Crorepati host is fond of Bhopal and Kochi airports, especially the use of natural lighting at Bhopal airport and the use of solar power at Kochi airport.
Cleanliness Assessment Report by Quality Council of India(QCI) released today by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister Of Railways and Coal. Jodhpur, Jaipur & Tirupati are the top three clean station in A1 category and Marwar, Phulera & Warangal are top three clean Station in A category. pic.twitter.com/VDUm2AQoz5
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) August 13, 2018
Besides the airport, Bhubaneswar railway station was crowned the 9th cleanest railway station in the country on Monday.