On Wednesday, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the state now has nine fully functioning airports following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s opening of the Kushinagar International Airport. The Chief Minister remarked that the opening of Kushinagar International Airport would enhance tourism in the Buddhist circuit while also creating job possibilities.
According to Adityanath, construction on the Ayodhya airport is proceeding, and air connectivity in the state is improving, boosting growth. When inaugurating the Kushinagar International Airport, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated it was a “manifestation of decades of hopes and efforts.”According to the prime minister, other Buddhist locations.
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He stated that India had increased its connectivity by expanding the number of airports and that India will have 200 additional airports in the future years. The maiden Sri Lankan Airlines jet arrived at Kushinagar international airport on Wednesday to commemorate the event. Speaking at a ceremony at Kushinagar, Scindia said, “We were able to effectively establish the Kushinagar International Airport thanks to Prime Minister Modi’s vision and advice.
This is Uttar Pradesh’s ninth airport, with the state government planning to build 17 more in the near future.” “Only 74 airports existed in India throughout the first 70 years of its independence. In the recent seven years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presidency, the government has successfully opened 54 airports across the country. As a result of this, the country now has 128 airports “The Union Minister stated.
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He stated that to improve airway connection, “The government has decided to run direct flights four times a week from Delhi to Kushinagar airport. On November 26, these procedures will begin. We will soon be able to link directly with the airports of Kolkata and Mumbai.” Scindia has already congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kushinagar.
