India's first private greenfield project at Durgapur in West Bengal began commercial operations as state-owned Air India flew one of its planes to and from the airport.

Christened Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (KNIA), the airport was developed by Bengal Aerotropolis Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) with technical expertise from Singapore based at Changi Airports International.

"The flight schedule has been designed in a way that will enable timely and easy connectivity from Durgapur to major metros like Delhi and Mumbai via Kolkata," BAPL said in a statement.

"Through check-in" facility is available for passengers traveling from Durgapur to and from Mumbai and Delhi airports.

"Through check-in" facility is available for passengers traveling from Durgapur to and from Mumbai and Delhi airports.