Agartala: Agartala airport would be upgraded to international standards by 2016 at a cost of Rs 300 crore, Tripura Transport Minister Manik Dey said today.
The work would be completed in 36 months and handle 1000 passengers per hour, he said.
The state government has long been demanding the declaration of Agartala airport as an international airport for connectivity to Dhaka and Chittagong in Bangladesh as the trade between Bangladesh and the north-eastern region, especially Tripura, has increased manifold.
Agartala airport is the second busiest in the North-East after Guwahati and 22 flights operate from it every day carrying 2,700 passengers.
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) team led by Sudhir Raheja, member AAI board (Planning), conveyed this to Tripura Chief Minister during a meeting on Monday, Dey said adding Manik Sarkar assured him all cooperation.
He said a survey found that 16 per cent passengers of the region fly via Agartala airport and by 2021, the passengers’ number would cross 10 lakh per year.
20/11/13 Business Line
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The work would be completed in 36 months and handle 1000 passengers per hour, he said.
The state government has long been demanding the declaration of Agartala airport as an international airport for connectivity to Dhaka and Chittagong in Bangladesh as the trade between Bangladesh and the north-eastern region, especially Tripura, has increased manifold.
Agartala airport is the second busiest in the North-East after Guwahati and 22 flights operate from it every day carrying 2,700 passengers.
An Airports Authority of India (AAI) team led by Sudhir Raheja, member AAI board (Planning), conveyed this to Tripura Chief Minister during a meeting on Monday, Dey said adding Manik Sarkar assured him all cooperation.
He said a survey found that 16 per cent passengers of the region fly via Agartala airport and by 2021, the passengers’ number would cross 10 lakh per year.
20/11/13 Business Line
