A team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) visited the Kailashahar Airport in Tripura's Unakoti district to explore the feasibility of resumption of air service, officials said here on Wednesday. The airport located near the Indo-Bangla border has been shut down since the early 90's on account of lack of adequate passengers.
The six-member AAI team led by joint general manager (Operations) Dubdulal Chowdhury on Tuesday inspected the old airport and also Hiracherra tea estate, an alternative place for setting up a greenfield airport in presence of District Magistrate (DM) of Unakoti, Uttam Kumar Chakma.
Later, they held a meeting with the DM, Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Kailashahar, Shanti Ranjan Chakma and Vice-Chairperson of Kailashahar Municipal Council, Nitish Dey as part of a feasibility study on setting up a greenfield airport at Hiracherra tea estate instead of reviving the old airport.
The AAI team visited the old airport and the proposed site - Hirapur tea estate - to conduct a feasibility study on setting up a greenfield airport, the District Magistrate said.
"We had a detailed discussion on setting up a greenfield airport at Hiracherra tea estate because the old airport is so small and possibility of expansion is very remote because of land scarcity", he said.
29/12/21 PTI/Economic Times
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