Newly integrated Agartala Airport terminal inaugurated

“A new chapter has been added to the glorious history of Tripura with the inauguration of the new state-of-art terminal. The Integrated Terminal is an example of the vision and determination of the Prime Minister. This would open new doors of development in the state and North East Region.”

— Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Civil Aviation Minister

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Integrated Terminal Building of Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport and launched key initiatives like Mukhyamantri Tripura Gram Samriddhi Yojana and Project Mission 100 of Vidyajyoti Schools. Governor of Tripura, Satyadeo Narain Arya, Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb, Union Civil Aviation Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia and Pratima Bhoumik were among those present on the occasion.

In his address, Scindia said that a new chapter had been added to the glorious history of Tripura with the inauguration of the new state-of-art terminal. The Integrated Terminal was an example of the vision and determination of the Prime Minister. This would open new doors of development in the state and North East Region.

The new Integrated Terminal Building has been completed with an area of 30,000 sqm. and handling capacity of 1200 Peak Hour Passenger (PHP) having an annual capacity of 3 MPPA & Apron for 6 additional parking bays for A-321 type of aircraft. The terminal building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 450 crore

The airport of Agartala, which was spread over 10,000 square meters, has now been built in an area of 30,000 square meters which will showcase the cultural heritage of Tripura. Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport will now be able to cater 30 lakh passengers every year instead of 13 lakh in a year. Under the Krishi Udan2.0 scheme of the Central Government, 4500 kg of agricultural products have been exported in the month of November 2021, which includes pineapple and jackfruit of Tripura.

Agartala Airport is one of the major Airports in North East Region situated in the capital of Tripura. It is capable of handling 4C type of Aircraft operations.Operators like Indigo, Air India, Flybig are presently operating 230 flights in a week, connecting Kolkata, Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Imphal, Shillong, Lengpui, Bangalore and Delhi.

The new Integrated Terminal Building has been completed with an area of 30,000 sqm. and handling capacity of 1200 Peak Hour Passenger (PHP) having an annual capacity of 3 MPPA & Apron for 6 additional parking bays for A-321 type of aircraft. The terminal building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 450 crore.

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