Agartala to be connected with Dhaka Chittagong through flights
Agartala Feb 19 PTI Agartala will be connected with Dhaka and Chittagong cities of Bangladesh through flights Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Saturday Services along the Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chittagong international routes are expected to begin within the next six months and the Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA will soon float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines wishing to operate along the routes a senior official said Finally MBB Airport in Agartala is now set to have international flight service with Dhaka Chittagong My heartfelt thanks to Honble PM Shri narendramodi ji Civil Aviation Minister Shri JMScindia ji for this initiative to fulfill the dream of the people of Tripura Deb tweeted The proposed international flight service with Bangladesh will surely boost Tripura tourism take the state to a new height in terms of air connectivity It will also benefit the people of Bangladesh in various ways and strengthen relation between two countries he said in another Twitter post The MoCA has included the proposed international routes under the UDAN scheme Sanjoy Mishra Officer on Special Duty OSD to the chief minister said The MoCA will now float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines who wish to run their services along the two international routes he said The international flight services from Maharaja Bir Bikram MBB Airport are expected to begin within the next six months as the MoCA has already identified the two routes he said MBB Airport Director Rajiv Kapoor said that the chief minister has taken up with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia the commencement of international flights from the airport at the earliest Right now I cannot say when the international flight services will kick-start from the airport but we are ready for it The new terminal building which was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 4 has all facilities from customs to immigration and separate zones for arrival and departure for handling international passengers he said PTI PS ACD ACD
Agartala Feb 19 PTI Agartala will be connected with Dhaka and Chittagong cities of Bangladesh through flights Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on Saturday Services along the Agartala-Dhaka and Agartala-Chittagong international routes are expected to begin within the next six months and the Ministry of Civil Aviation MoCA will soon float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines wishing to operate along the routes a senior official said Finally MBB Airport in Agartala is now set to have international flight service with Dhaka Chittagong My heartfelt thanks to Honble PM Shri narendramodi ji Civil Aviation Minister Shri JMScindia ji for this initiative to fulfill the dream of the people of Tripura Deb tweeted The proposed international flight service with Bangladesh will surely boost Tripura tourism take the state to a new height in terms of air connectivity It will also benefit the people of Bangladesh in various ways and strengthen relation between two countries he said in another Twitter post The MoCA has included the proposed international routes under the UDAN scheme Sanjoy Mishra Officer on Special Duty OSD to the chief minister said The MoCA will now float tenders inviting expression of interest from private airlines who wish to run their services along the two international routes he said The international flight services from Maharaja Bir Bikram MBB Airport are expected to begin within the next six months as the MoCA has already identified the two routes he said MBB Airport Director Rajiv Kapoor said that the chief minister has taken up with Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia the commencement of international flights from the airport at the earliest Right now I cannot say when the international flight services will kick-start from the airport but we are ready for it The new terminal building which was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 4 has all facilities from customs to immigration and separate zones for arrival and departure for handling international passengers he said PTI PS ACD ACD
