GUWAHATI: After Guwahati and Imphal, Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram airport is set to become the third international airport in the Northeastern region. The formalities are expected to be completed by early 2020.
The airport is the second-busiest in Northeast, handling an average of 9 lakh passengers every year.
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“The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has informed us that their ongoing works to make Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram (MBB) Airport as an international one would be completed by this year end. But if the works are hampered due to the monsoon season or any other factor, then the declaration would be made by early 2020,” Tripura Transport and Tourism Minister Pranajit Singha Roy told IANS.
It is to be mentioned that the AAI had undertaken a project worth Rs 438 crore to upgrade the Agartala airport to international standards by providing world-class facilities.
