At the beginning of the year, Kushinagar International Airport has been connected to civil airports located in different countries around the world. In such a situation, airlines companies have become faster as soon as Kushinagar International Airport gets a license for flight. Bangkok Airways has contacted the airport director to start the flight from Thailand. There is talk of sending the team for the survey soon. Domestic airlines have also started negotiations.
Travel for pilgrims and tourists will benefit
Kushinagar is located in the north-eastern part of Uttar Pradesh and is 50 km east of Gorakhpur. It is also one of the major Buddhist pilgrimage sites. Therefore, it is believed that international flight will speed up the local economy as well as make the journey of pilgrims and tourists convenient.
Travelers going to the Buddhist site will have the facility
Kushinagar Airport is located close to Buddhist cultural sites like Shravasti, Kapilavastu, Lumbini (Kushinagar itself is a Buddhist cultural site) and international flights will improve connectivity for travelers, as well as provide them with more competitive travel costs.
Thai team will soon come to India for survey
Under this, Bankank Airways Director NRI Kamlesh Chand spoke to Airport Director AK Dwivedi on a mobile phone on Wednesday. He expressed happiness while congratulating him on getting the license. He obtained basic information over the phone and asked to leave the Thai team for the survey soon.
Talks with domestic airlines also continue
Apart from this, officials of Spice Jet and IndiGo in domestic airlines have also started negotiations for the flight. A fortnight before getting the license, the airport director had sent an invitation letter to the airlines for the flight, which has started receiving positive results. The companies will now plan flight operations after surveying the airport status, current resources, number of passengers as per flight etc. through the survey.
Soon foreign aircraft will land
On all these points, Airport Director AK Dwivedi said on Wednesday that Kushinagar Airport is very suitable for the passengers of Bettiah, Champaran, Bagaha, Siwan, Gopalganj and Chhapra in Bihar and Deoria, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Ballia in UP. Travelers from the Gulf and Buddhist countries were also waiting for a long flight. He said that everything will be organized within a time period. There will be domestic and international flights.
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