Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh Designated as International Airport
The Union Cabinet has declared Kushinagar Airport, located in the north-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh, as an International Airport.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has given its approval for the declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport.
Kushinagar Airport is located in the vicinity of several Buddhist Cultural Sites like Sravasti, Kapilvastu, Lumbini (Kushinagar itself is a Buddhist cultural site) and declaration as an “International Airport” will offer improved connectivity, a wider choice of competitive costs to the air-travellers. It will result in boosting domestic/international tourism and economic development of the regions. It will be an important strategic location with the international border close by.
Kushinagar is located in the north-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh about 50 km east of Gorakhpur and is one of the important Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
You might also like
TIRUN partners with Singapore Airlines and Singapore Tourism Board to owning to increasing craze offers exciting prices for premium ‘Fly Cruise’ packages
Looking to take a cruise holiday but waiting, as always for the best deals? Well, look no further as TIRUN Travel Marketing, the exclusive India representative of Royal Caribbean Cruises
Aegean Airlines to implement Sabre AirVision Revenue Optimizer, enabling real-time revenue management
At the CAPA-ATCE Global Summit in Amsterdam, Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, launched its next-generation revenue management platform, AirVision Revenue Optimizer. This
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates first VFS Global Joint Visa Application Centre and skilling academy in Lucknow
VFS Global Joint Visa Application Centre (VAC) to serve as UP’s gateway to the world. The state-of-the-art facility spread across 24,000 sq. ft to cater to travellers bound to Austria,
