Uncertainty over venue of biennial Aero India show ends, Bengaluru not Lucknow to host event in February 2019
India TV NewsThe Defence Ministry on Saturday announced that the next edition of the biennial Aero India air show would be held in Bengaluru from February 20 to 24, 2019. Besides global leaders and big investors in aerospace industry, the show will The uncertainty over the venue began last month after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had appealed to defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman to shift the venue of the Aeroshow to Lucknow. While Union Minister Ananth Kumar claimed that Uttar Pradesh lacked the necessary infrastructure to host the event, Uttar Pradesh's Aviation Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi averred that the state which is capable of conducting the Kumbh Mela can host the Aero Show as well. Last month, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his approval to conduct Aero India show-2019 in Bengaluru.