Bhogapuram airport to be displayed as ‘Visakhapatnam’ in global booking systems from November 21

Visakhapatnam With effective from November 21, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) will update its global reservation systems to officially display the destination city name for the greenfield airport at Bhogapuram as ‘Visakhapatnam’. The decision followed growing concerns among air travellers regarding location ambiguity. Located approximately 45 km from Visakhapatnam in Vizianagaram district, the facility – officially named Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport – serves as the principal commercial aviation gateway for the Visakhapatnam metropolitan region.

Revised parameter Under the revised IATA parameter configuration taking effect on November 21, the airport will retain its three-letter location identifier, VTZ, while standardising the associated city profile to Visakhapatnam across all Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and airline ticketing portals. Welcoming the administrative rectification, O. Naresh Kumar, Vice-President of the Air Travellers Association of India, confirmed the development.

“Yes, this change will come into effect from November 21.