Northeast India to get 3rd international airport by March 2021
By Sujit Chakraborty AGARTALA: After Guwahati and Imphal, Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport is set to become the third international airport in the north-eastern region, after a Rs 438 crore project under construction is completed in March 2021, Airport Authority of India (AAI) officials said on Monday. Construction work on the new integrated terminal […]
Telangana Chief Minister hints at possibility of state’s second international airport
HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday hinted at the possibility of second international airport near Siddipet in addition to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad on outskirts of Hyderabad. He said that Siddipet is a very dynamic place and is in very close vicinity to capital city. “In future, within boundaries […]
China plans international airport in Tibet; to facilitate Mansarovar visit
NEW DELHI: China is planning to upgrade a domestic airport to an international one in Ali prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) seeking to facilitate travel of foreign tourists, including Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims to the holy site, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of the prefecture in China’s TAR, Ge […]