Question

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose airport is in
A) Mumbai
B) Kolkata
C) Delhi
D) Chennai

Answer 1

Hint: Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian nationalist whose defiant patriotism made him a hero in India, but whose attempts during the Second World War to rid India of British rule with the help of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a troubled legacy.Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport is one of the oldest airports of India. Earlier the name of this airport was Dum Dum Airport.

Complete answer:
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Airport is situated in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the oldest airports in India and was opened in 1924, It is an international airport located 15km from the city. Earlier it was called Dum Dum Airport then it was renamed to Netaji Subhas Airport in the year 1995 who played the role of a profound leader in the Indian Independence Movement.

Kolkata Airport is spread over an area of 1641 acres and is the largest hub of air traffic in eastern section of the country In the year 2017-18 it handles almost 20 million passengers making it to the top 5 of the busiest airports in India. Majorly flights from Northeast, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Southeast Asia, Dubai land here. It also won the title of Best Improved Airport in2015 by International Airport Council.
This airport was founded in the early 1900s as Calcutta Aerodrome and served as the air route from North America and Europe to Indochina and Australia. Then this airport began an open ground. Post Independence, passenger services grew and kolkata became a destination for the world's first jet powered passenger aircraft.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘B’ i.e, Kolkata.

Note: The first ever Indian Domestic Flight service was made between Kolkata and Delhi in the year 1964 making its importance. A lot of major airlines like Aeroloft, KLM, Alitalia etc served the airport.