Cabinet approves declaration of Kushinagar airport in UP as international airport
India TV NewsThe Union Cabinet Wednesday approved the declaration of the airport in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar as an international airport, stating it will offer improved connectivity to the important Buddhist pilgrimage site. The "Buddhist Circuit" is a key pilgrimage destination for 530 million practicing Buddhists across the globe, the statement noted. "Hence declaration of Kushinagar airport as an 'International Airport' will offer improved connectivity, wider choice of services at competitive costs to the air-travellers resulting in boosting of domestic/international tourism and economic development of the region," it added. "The international airport is expected to boost the already growing tourism and hospitality ecosystem in the country," it noted.
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