The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport.
Kushinagar Airport is located in the vicinity of several Buddhist Cultural Sites and declaration as an ‘International Airport’ will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of competitive costs to air-travellers.
It will result in boosting of domestic/international tourism and economic development of the regions. It will be an important strategic location with the international border close by.