Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said work on 11 new air terminals, including two worldwide aerodromes, is advancing in the state.

Talking at the occasion for the introduction of Kushinagar International air terminal, the Chief Minister said this will be the 10th air terminal in Uttar Pradesh.

The debut Sri Lankan Airlines flight arrived at Kushinagar International Airport on Wednesday. The air terminal was officially introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Yogi Adityanath said work is additionally advancing for Ayodhya air terminal and that air network in the state is getting reinforced, which will give a force to advancement.

From 1947 to 2014, he said that main two air terminals were utilitarian in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow and Varanasi, and air availability of the state was bound to around 16 urban communities, Yogi Adityanath said.

“Kushinagar air terminal has become functional as the ninth air terminal of the state though there is immediate air administration from the air terminals of Uttar Pradesh to 75 significant urban communities,” he added.

Afterward, Yogi Adityanath alongside Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and other Union clergymen tended to the media at the air terminal.

With the Kushinagar air terminal, it will be simpler for individuals to visit from places like Japan, Korea and Cambodia, he said at the instructions.

Mr Scindia said the quantity of UDAN air administration courses will be expanded in the state, adding that the objective is to have 1,000 courses the nation over.

Kushinagar air terminal, worked at an expense of ₹ 260 crore, has a runway length of 3,200 meters and a width of 45 meters. Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Union clergymen Kiren Rijiju, G Kishan Reddy, Arjun Ram Meghwal, VK Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, among others, were available at the occasion.