AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA Press Brief PM inaugurates New Airport Complex at Bamrauli Airport, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh New Delhi, 17th December, 2018: A new airport complex at Bamrauli Airport in Prayagraj District of Uttar Pradesh was inaugurated on 16th December, 2018 by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi. The inauguration took place in the august presence of Shri. Ram Naik, Hon’ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh; Shri Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation; Shri. Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri. Sidharth Nath Singh, Minister of Medical & Health, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Nand Gopal Gupta “Nandi”, Minister of Civil Aviation, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri. Shyama Charan Gupta, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri Nagendra Pratap Singh Patel, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha). In his address, Hon`ble PM applauded the efforts made by Airports Authority of India to complete the project of New Airport Complex in record 11 months and congratulated Shri. Suresh Prabhu Hon`ble Minister of Civil Aviation and team of AAI. Airports Authority of India, under the supervision of the Ministry of Civil Aviation is committed to provide air connectivity and develop and upgrade airport infrastructure across the country. Due to the proactive measures being undertaken by the government, India is already one of the fastest growing civil aviation markets in the world. 1 The New Airport Complex of Bamrauli Airport has been developed by the Airports Authority of India, at a cost of Rs.164 Crores. Bamrauli Airport belongs to the Indian Air Force and AAI maintains a Civil Enclave there. The previous Civil Enclave had an area of 0.8 acres with constrained operations through a small Terminal Building. There was no scope for expansion of the terminal building at the present location. Hence, a New Airport Complex with modern terminal building has been constructed. Government of Uttar Pradesh has acquired and handed over 50 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India for development of the New Airport Complex. The New Passenger Terminal Building, a centrally air-conditioned building, with an area of 6700 sq.m. has been planned to handle 300 peak hour passengers at a time. The terminal building is equipped with all essential passenger-friendly amenities and provided with CUTE-enabled Check-in-Counters, Baggage Conveyors, Elevator, Public Address System, Fire Fighting and Fire Alarm System, Flight information Display System (FIDS), CCTV, Baggage Scanners and Car Parking for 200 cars and Reserved Parking for 20 cars. Bamrauli Airport was connected to Delhi and Mumbai in the past, but the air connection was intermittent in nature. After the launch of UDAN Scheme, connectivity to other important cities of India from Prayagraj got the required boost. The Airport handled 46,490 passengers during the year 2017-18. Operating airlines under UDAN Scheme have ambitious plans to connect the airport with Mumbai, Bengaluru, Indore, Lucknow, Patna, Nagpur, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Kolkata, Pune and Raipur in the months to come. 2 UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) is a flagship scheme of the Government of India introduced to enable air operations on unserved routes, connecting regional areas, to promote balanced regional growth and to make flying affordable for masses. The Hon’ble PM flagged off the first UDAN flight on Shimla-Delhi sector on 27th April, 2017. Ardh Kumbh – a periodic mass congregation of millions of people being organized in January 2019 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh will get a major infrastructural boost with this airport. The New Bamrauli Airport is going to usher in an era of economic prosperity for the region by enhancing tourism prospects of this region. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Issued by Corporate Communications Directorate For details please contact GM (CC) at: 9811521881, 011-24622787 Press Release No. 68/2018-19 3 Hon`ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurating the New Airport Complex of Bamrauli Airport, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in presence of Shri. Ram Naik, Hon’ble Governor of Uttar Pradesh; Shri Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry and Civil Aviation; Shri. Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh 4 .