DGCA clearance for Kushinagar airport in Uttar Pradesh
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Tue, Feb 23 2021 17:57 IST
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Lucknow, Feb 23 : The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given necessary clearance to Kushinagar airport, to make it Uttar Pradesh's third licensed international airport.
Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, on Tuesday, tweeted that Uttar Pradesh got its third international airport in the form of Kushinagar, and this will help boost tourism in the region.
"Kushinagar airport gets necessary clearances from DGCA to become third licensed international airport of UP. Will boost tourism in the region and facilitate travel on Buddhist circuit by providing direct aviation connectivity to the city where Lord Buddha attained Mahaparinirvana," he said.