Anil Kumar Diwedi, airport director of Kushinagar International Airport , receiving license from the DGCA official
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: The civil aviation sector in Uttar Pradesh got a shot in the arm with the Kushinagar airport becoming the third international airport of the state after the ones in Lucknow and Varanasi. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday granted the licence to Kushinagar airport, 60km from Gorakhpur, to operate international flights.
“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,” Union aviation minister HS Puri tweeted on Tuesday.