Much-awaited Adampur Civil Airport is expected to become operational in February 2024 as Member Parliament Sushil Kumar Rinku today escalated this issue before Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia for opening of this airport FOR general public. Divulging the details, Mr. Rinku said that the union minister has informed him that the civil terminal of Adampur airport is ready to host passengers and it will become functional once airline company SpiceJet is ready to start services here.
The Member had requested the union minister to immediately restore the flight services from this airport as it would cater to the needs of thousands of passengers of Doaba region which is also known as NRI Hub. He said that the airport terminal was revamped here with ultra-modern facilities at Rs. 125 crore and all set to host passengers with peak hour capacity of 300 passengers daily.
He mentioned that the airport would also provide wings to aspirations of the business community of this industrial town; therefore early resumption of flights from Adampur Airport was the need of the hour. He also takes up the issue of initiating international flights from this civil airport to cater to the needs of international students and the NRI community of this region. Mr. Rinku said that the union minister has told him that the construction work of the civil terminal was already completed and flights would be started by next month once the airline company was ready to provide services here.
Adampur civil airport expected to open next month as MP Sushil Rinku escalates issue before Union Minister.
Says, new terminal building ready at an outlay of Rs. 125 crore to host
