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Very well decorated and international standard maintained airport. One of the busiest airport in India. Boarding, immigration and waiting for the departure or arrival give a visitor well mannered and disciplined service by the employee engaged here. Branded duty free shop offers variations of chocolates and other products to the customers. Food valley offer nice food and beverage within the budget limit. Vast view of airport can be seen from the departure sitting. After flying a scenic historical as well as modern Kolkata can be seen. What a charm the prime capital of Indian subcontinent!

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is only public airport of kolkata and biggest in eastern india. People can travel to different national or international airports form here. It's the 3rd busiest airport of India. This airport has two terminal one for Domestic and another for International. All the flights by different operators are operated from both of the terminals. It's located at dumdum, slightly out of the city. Now a days this area also has become well populated.
It has sophisticated security system along with consumer satisfied services also. The cleanliness of the new airport is well maintained. The ambiance of the airport is wonderful and the whole building is beautifully decorated with aesthetic sense. The shopping complex built inside is also lavish. There are many shops of well renowned and international brands and adequate food parlours and restaurants for the waiting passengers. One can really enjoy the lounge access in this airport. There are plenty of well maintained rest rooms. The directions to various gates, toilets and other important services are well built and properly placed. There are arrangements for wheelchairs and transportation cars inside the building also. One can easily access free and clean drinking water facility located at all the places inside the airport terminal.
One suggestion for betterment though, the display boards could have been bigger and placed higher than they actually are.

International terminal is not that busy. U can relax and wait for your flight without bumping into people. Lounge and few small restaurant are available if any one wants to grab a bite before flight. U can also buy books although mainly Indian writer's books. It has a very laid back nature since there are fewer international flights from this part of India. One thing I did not like the final checking of your baggage while u r about to board the aircraft. They tend to open Ur carry on luggage which is very annoying

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is the busiest airport in India. I am very impressed about the bus connectivity from Howrah railway station to the airport, AC bus ticket fare is only 50 rupees which is very cheap

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA: CCU, ICAO: VECC) is an international airport located in Dum Dum, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area. It is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city centre.

cool airport Netaji Subhash Chandra Bhose International airport. sucks when you don't have other other friends/family and mother when most people in India traveling with me. and my father and I liked landing in kolkata airport with my father. we lived in Kolkata for five + years and went to different cities like New Delhi Mumbai Rajasthan. and we went to family members houses and weddings and funeral I'm from california, usa most of my family members live in india too many ugly old senior citizens. I liked the bookstore at the airport me and my brother were going to by India books. but we didn't. we did not have other family members travel with us back to America I'd lliked India I had girl friends and good family there. maybe I will go again in the future.

Basic things like washroom substandard. Low maintainnace standard. Feels like they are wasting a good airport.

Wash rooms are very dirty
Floor is fully wet.
Stagnant water on the floor

Wonderful And Big International Airport... There Are Very Good Parking And Staff Is Very Friendly ...

Clean environment.. variety of stores available.. bars too available..

Airport authority made the experience nice, while ensuring everything is done systemically.

Kolkata airport is very modern having all facilities and superb infrastructure ....

Love this airport but there should be more dustbin to place and must increases the number of chairs to sit

Bunch of idiots working at de domestic entrance gate doesnt even know hw to check flight info n id wasted my lots of time.

Personally like the Bombay airport better but this one's okay.

After coming from Bangalore airport it seems kolkata airport is not well maintained

clean and orderly...luggage handling is a bit slow though

Not that good like before... Kind of old.. But quite clean and tidy

Nice and clean. A beautiful international airport in Kolkata.

The place is good but I have been to much better airports. The staff at the shops like KFC in particular are really arrogant. Air conditioning also becomes very cool that at night it becomes difficult at night even in summer. Toilets are okayish.. Can manage but not that clean and good.

Enjoy wonderful smoothies here.
You can buy beautiful craftworks from the outlets.
Seating arrangements for travellers should be increased.
Baggage disinfectant machine is not available here.

Excellent service from check in gate to boarding. clean also very good except toilet area.

Very neat and clean airport, has a lot of shopping and food options on the first floor. However, the chain lounges and restaurants are not functional and all the load is being catered by only one lounge which makes the lounge a little crowded place.

CCU is the finest airport of India ever i seen.
Kolkata Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport consists of a modern, six-level L-shaped terminal divided into domestic and international wings. The former domestic terminal still handles a few regional flights, and the former international terminal is used for chartered Hajj flights

Very spacious Airport, although space utilisation for shops could have been better. This airport is very busy around the year.

Good airport like any other having all the facilities... quite clean...having lots of eateries and other shops...

"Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport" is a good airport in west bangle and in international terminal not too much shop and food item to spend long time there as compare to Delhi and Chennai airport.

Security check is good and they help to complete the check as early as possible. But after security checking if need to spend 2-3 hours then the visiting space is small as I think.

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Good to leave the city. Rest nothing that great. Being a metro not up-to-mark. No discipline on parkings, sub standard services. No inline checking, not to many flights connecting major countries. So basically its an airport which could have been far better then what it is now.

It's a very well built and beautiful airport, with good FnB and Lounging facilities.

Among all these newly constructed airports in India, this one is worst kept, worst arrangements and worst everything. This is all because of the highly unprofessional bong staff who works less and does more of unionbaaji

Average category airport. Doesn't have a reclining chair as compared to Delhi airport. Hence no place to lie down during long layover.

Very nice clean place. The best airport in India. And the staff here is very very helpful. Very well-arranged. I like this airport very well

The airport is spacious, but still lagging in quality.

No social distancing while checking in. Long queues and once inside post security checks, frequent power cuts and therefore escalators and lifts not working. With luggages and kid one has to use stairs and no AAI personnel seen around to help or provide support.

This is one of the best airports that I ever visited. Very clean and wide space. No bothering. Transportation was easy. All in one place. Love it.

Cleanliness should be improved a lot. Have a look at the chairs which are hardly cleanse. For Boarding the queue formed should also be organised.

Clear and uncrowded airport.. The interior are very beautifully designed and you have plenty of shopping options here.. And they have food court with some brand like pizza hut and kfc and other Indian restaurant also.. Staff is good and the veiw from terminal is great

Outside the airport is a beautiful area on the edge of town.
This was well before the corona virus outbreak.

Unfortunately, we had very bad experience both while arriving and departing.

The staff of the airport were ok, not extra helpful but they didn't ignore us.

The police were extremely rude, I'm not sure if it's the norm over there but we were harassed for no reason and very nearly missed our flight.

I have no plans to ever visit this place again.

This airport is one of the most popular and busiest international airport in India.. situated in dum dum, Kolkata. The place highly securitized and systematic. Very big parking place and this airport is one of the biggest airport in India. Very neat clean and attractive place . Staff are very nice . You will find all the facilities there. It's India's fifth busiest airport and handled 19 million passengers per year in 2017. According to information released by the Airports Council International (ACI) in April 2018, Kolkata is now India's fastest growing airport. Passenger traffic increased by 27% over the past year. Further increases are expected following the launch of the government's Udan regional air connectivity scheme in April and May 2018.

It's huge, nice and clean. Not confusing. Great interior architecture. Food inside the airport building is obviously expensive. If you are on middle income budget, eat outside.

A real pleasing Airport with lovely supporting staff. A well arranged security for the passengers. Well guided Separate International and Domestic Terminals both for arrival and Departure. A well maintained and easily accessible parking both for private and public vehicles. Even Public A.C. Bus Terminus very close to Domestic Arrival Terminal. Small Cafeteria and Eateries by eminent brands and not too expensive like other Airports in India for those waiting for their passengers arrival.

Well Maintained Airport, You will find more Shops and restaurants inside terminal
Restrooms are clean and well maintained

Lack of sanitizers, no social distancing, no proper maintenance

Well co-ordinated COVID protocol in place. But, number of washrooms need to be increased!

Immigration and airport staffs are super friendly here. The bonus can be Bengali speaking staffs, if you need further assistance in this language. Although all staffs here well conversant in English as well as in Hindi. If you need any special help just any Bangali here, they are super awesome.

This airport is so good ... staff is so cooperative with the peoples .... but you have patience as tjis is an international airport and many flights for north east states and other places board from here which create some rush here

It's been a normal nowadays till so far as on 1st April 2021, Since last year Covid-19 crisis makes fear a alot but it's OK now

Every airport is guaranteed to be good from inside but this one I feel lacked cleanliness. Plus just outside the airport s domestic arrival gate, not even 100 metres, there are local stalls selling tea and cigarettes. Seemed quite strange to me.

This airport is of international level. Very well maintained and Staffs of airport are very cooperative.

Nice and spacious Airport , good food facilities clean washrooms. Love this airport. So far , thankful we didn't face any sort of problem. Security wasn't that time taking the equipments are pretty good ...

Recent renovation made this airport so wonderful. One of the best international airports maintained by AAI.

An important airport in eastern India. Kolkata being a business centre, the airport is connected with various international flights. It has all amenities which most of the big airports are having.

Very good airport & things are organized. Recently noticed staff training have made them more fast. Airport is maintained very well.

The airport is well maintained and organised from inside. However the exits points could have been better. The luggage belts are very old. Washroom are pretty hygienic.

Excellent interior and one of the best airport in India. But ground staffs are not all helpful, lacks of professional attitude.

Some Pictures of Kolkata visit West Bengal .
A city of joy .
Place you must visit is for shopping is Dharmatala.
Esplanade.
Barabazar.
For Temple view
Dadaji temple
Kali Temple.
Maa

Howrah bridge

It was full of croudy , no body was maintaining social distance at the airport

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (IATA: CCU, ICAO: VECC) is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area. It is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) from the city centre. The airport was earlier known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in 1995 after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a prominent leader of the Indian independence movement.

Spread over an area of 2,460 acres (1,000 ha), Kolkata airport is the largest hub for air traffic in the eastern part of the country and one of two international airports operating in West Bengal, the other being Bagdogra. The airport handled almost 20 million passengers in financial year 2017-18 making it the fifth-busiest airport in India in terms of passenger traffic after airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. The airport is a major centre for flights to Northeast India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Southeast Asia. In 2014 and 2015, Kolkata Airport won the title of Best Improved Airport in the Asia-Pacific region awarded by the Airport Council International.
History
Kolkata airport traditionally served as a strategic stopover on the air route from Europe to Indochina and Australia.[5] Many pioneering flights passed through the airport, including Amelia Earhart's in 1937.[6] In 1924, KLM began scheduled stops at Calcutta, as part of their Amsterdam to Batavia (Jakarta) route.[7] The same year, a Royal Air Force aircraft landed in Calcutta as part of the first round-the-world expedition by any air force.The airport began as an open ground next to the Royal Artillery Armoury in Dum Dum.[9] Sir Stanley Jackson, Governor of Bengal, opened the Bengal Flying Club at Calcutta aerodrome in February 1929.[10] In 1930, the airfield was made fit for use throughout the year,[11] and other airlines began to utilise the airport. Air Orient began scheduled stops as part of a Paris to Saigon route,[12] and Imperial Airways began flights from London to Australia via Calcutta in 1933.[13] This began a trend that drew many airlines to Calcutta airport.Calcutta played an important role in the Second World War. In 1942, the United States Army Air Forces 7th Bombardment Group flew B-24 Liberator bombers from the airport on combat missions over Burma. The airfield was used as a cargo aerial port for the Air Transport Command, and was also used as a communication centre for the Tenth Air ForcePassenger services grew after the Second World War. Calcutta became a destination for the world s first jet-powered passenger aircraft, the de Havilland Comet, on a British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) route to London. Furthermore, in 1964 Indian Airlines introduced the first Indian domestic jet service, using Caravelle jets on the Calcutta Delhi route.
Between the 1940s and 1960s, the airport was served by several major airlines including Aeroflot,[15] Air France,[16] Alitalia,[17] Cathay Pacific,[18] Japan Airlines,[19] Philippine Airlines,[20] KLM, Pan Am,[21] Lufthansa,[22] Swissair[23] and SAS.[24] Due to the introduction of longer-haul aircraft and the poor political climate of Calcutta during the 1960s, several airlines discontinued their service to the airport. The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War saw a large increase of both refugees and disease in Calcutta, causing more airlines to cease services to the city. In 1975, the airport opened the first dedicated cargo terminal in India.[5]
In the early 1980s, plans emerged to connect the airport with the city center by tram. The proposed route went to the airport from Maniktala, via Vivekananda Road, Ultadanga and Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue. The line partly completed 1985, but further expansion to the airport was cancelled due to the financial downing of Calcutta Tramways Company. The extension proposal re-appeared in 1999,

Very helpful ambiance,, felling happy using and traveling Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose international airport...

Previously Kolkata was one of the worst airports i've experienced but now it has a new terminal which is sufficient in size and clean. It is still not anywhere near to compete even IGI Delhi or Mumbai airport though. I appreciate the cleanliness. I would like to see more restaurants or food courts, and cleaner toilets. Presently there is one food court at the domestic departure, and couple of cafes at the international departure. No shopping plaza. Wifi is poor and only free for 30min, but you need to have an Indian phone number to connect. Staff are slow.

Absolutely misserable.....the staffs there are worse.

I was stunned when i first landed at this airport. I never thought this airport would be so beautifully designed, well organized and it is an architectural marvel in India. Heavily guarded, super net and clean, well mannered stuff and most importantly not so much crowded. Departure is spacious, every airliners have separate place, enough chair to sit. drinking water is safe and toilet is super clean. It has a very good hotel inside, anybody could stay if he/she has connecting flight within budget. i must say this airport is a true beauty in India.

Worst airport ever seen.. Their weighing machines are false, always shows 2 kgs extra, happened with me thrice.. Be aware of this fraud.

One of the best airports of Eastern India. Clean interiors. many facilities for travelers. There are duty free shops. Clean & well-planned airport. good food facilities. Volvo bus stand just at a walking distance for ferrying passengers to different parts of Kolkata including to Howrah railway station.

Feels like coming home, still the best airport I've been to.

An #establishment which can #compete with the other #airports of #India. It's a new #building which looks much #better than the old #whitewashed building. #Departure entry is on the second tier & #arrival gates are at lower tier. #Departure #lounge needs a bit of upgrade

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area.

Nice big spacious airport. Domestic and international flights depart from the same terminal so that is a big convinience. Retiring rooms/dormitory are hardly there (10 rooms) which are given out on first cum first serve basis. Plenty shops are there.

Spacious, ample security checkin counters, friendly staff & good shopping options. a/c buses available from major locations for economic travel to & fro airport. Awarded as best improved airport.