Vision to make NE logistics, aviation hub connecting India with Southeast Asia: MinisterThe government aims to transform the Northeast into a key aviation hub. It will connect India and Southeast Asia. Air connectivity has impr...
04 Sep, 2025, 05.19 PM IST
MHA names designated immigration posts at airports, seaports, railportsThe airports with designated immigration posts are Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Amritsar, Varanasi, Bagdogra, Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Raja Bhoj Inte...
03 Sep, 2025, 03.32 PM IST
Kailashahar Airbase revival: Why a forgotten 1971 war airstrip might be key to India’s NE strategyTripura's Kailashahar airport, inactive since 1971, will soon be revived. This move will improve connectivity, complementing Agartala Airpo...
29 May, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
Mock drill: Is India planning another Operation amid border tensions with Pakistan in the west and Bangladesh in the east?India has delayed a mock drill near the Pakistan border. This follows increased tensions and Operation Sindoor. The eastern border with Ban...
29 May, 2025, 10.04 AM IST
AAI initiates process to revive Kailashahar airport in TripuraThe Airport Authority of India plans to revive the Kailashahar airport. The airport is in Tripura's Unakoti district. AAI officials visited...
27 May, 2025, 02.54 PM IST
First international flight service from Agartala next month: Tripura ministerLow-cost carrier SpiceJet will introduce its flight service from Agartala's Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport to Chittagong by the first week of ...
03 May, 2023, 12.55 PM IST
Centre mulls to introduce flight service from Agartala to Kailashahar under Udan scheme"The state has received a letter from the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation about its plan of introducing flight service from Agartala to Ka...
25 Jun, 2022, 05.59 PM IST
AAI team visits Kailashahar Airport to explore feasibility of resumption of air serviceA team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) visited the Kailashahar Airport in Tripura's Unakoti district to explore the feasibility of...
29 Dec, 2021, 02.25 PM IST
UDAN 4.0: 30 airports, airstrips up for bidding in North East regionThe fourth round of bidding under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) or regional air connectivity scheme commenced on December 3. UDAN seeks...
06 Dec, 2019, 05.39 PM IST
AAI spent Rs 4 crore in 2018-19 to maintain 26 non-operational airportsThe AAI owns and manages around 100 operational airports across the country. However, it also has 26 non-operational airports with it that ...
30 Jun, 2019, 02.09 PM IST
India-Bangladesh border sealed, security beefed up for PM Narendra Modi's Tripura visitThe prime minister would address two public rallies near border areas, programme manager and Deputy Speaker of Assam Assembly Biswarup Bhat...
07 Feb, 2018, 04.56 PM IST
Rs 3400 crore for airports in North East: AAI chairman Guruprasad MahapatraThe airports in the region recorded a total passenger movement of 68.04 lakh in 2016-17 and registered a growth of 27.02 per cent over the ...
29 Jan, 2018, 10.05 PM IST
Steps taken to strengthen North East states air connectivity: Authority of IndiaThe AAI chairman said the Agartala Airport would be modernised and upgraded into an international airport.
16 Dec, 2017, 07.18 PM IST
Agartala Airport to be made international airportThe Agartala Airport would be made an international airport and two abandoned ones would be revamped by the Airport Authority of India (AAI...
26 Feb, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Upgradation of Imphal airport next month; Agartala's by next 2-1/2 yearsImphal airport will be upgraded to an international airport next month and Agartala airport will be elevated to that status by next two-and...
06 Jun, 2013, 07.04 PM IST
AAI exploring upgradation of Agartala/Imphal airportsThe Airports Authority of India (AAI) is exploring the possibility of upgrading the Agartala and Imphal airports.
03 Jun, 2013, 04.51 PM IST
- Govt may operationalise over 150 airstrips
To meet the growing demand of air travel in the country, government plans to operationalise 150 unused airstrips that were last used during...
26 Aug, 2007, 09.30 AM IST