Tripura: Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport to Cater Direct Flight Services to Dhaka & Chittagong

AGARTALA: Soon Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala will be connected with Dhaka and Chittagong cities of Bangladesh through direct flight services under UDAN-RCS scheme.

As per reports, the new international route is expected to begin within the next six months.

Taking to his Twitter handle Tripura chief minister wrote, "Finally, MBB Airport in Agartala is now set to have an international flight service with Dhaka & Chittagong. My heartfelt thanks to Hon'ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji & Civil Aviation Minister Shri @JM_Scindia ji for this initiative to fulfill the dream of the people of Tripura,"

UDAN-RCS is a first-of-its-kind scheme that aims to create affordable yet economically viable and profitable flights on regional routes along with boosting tourism and creating new jobs in the sector.

"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 relations 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 expressions of interest from private airlines who wish to run their services along the two international routes," he said.

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