Lucknow, Dec 29: On December 30 airport in Ayodhya, to be inaugurated, and renamed “Maharishi Valmiki International Airport Ayodhya Dham”. The airport, initially known as “Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram Ayodhya International Airport”, will now honor the great poet Valmiki, author of the epic Ramayana.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the newly constructed airport, days before the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, scheduled for January 22, 2024.
उत्तर प्रदेश में #अयोध्या हवाई अड्डे के उद्घाटन की तैयारियां जोर-शोर से हो रही है। टर्मिनल भवन का बुनियादी ढांचा अयोध्या के राम मंदिर की वास्तुकला द्वारा प्रेरित है, जिसका उद्घाटन माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री नरेंद्र मोदी जी 30 दिसंबर को करेंगे। pic.twitter.com/hAAIBGF2il
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After integration, the first flights will be run by IndiGo and Air India Express. These airlines have already announced flights to Ayodhya from Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad from January 2024.
The estimated cost of the first phase of construction of the airport is around Rs 1,450 crore. The new terminal building spread over 6,500 square meters, is designed to accommodate 600 peak-hour passengers, with an annual capacity of 1 million passengers.
The second phase of the development is expected to include the construction of a new terminal building spanning 50,000 square meters, which will be able to handle 3,000 passengers during peak hours and 6 million passengers annually.
