Ayodhya Airport to be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki International Airport | SEE PHOTOS

Ayodhya: After renaming the railway station in Ayodhya, the Yogi Adityanth government in UP has changed the name of Ayodhya's Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 30. The Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport would be renamed Maharishi Valmiki Airport. 

Ayodhya Maharishi Valmiki International Airport: 7 Key Features

• The airport will be able to cater to 500 passengers per hour and will hold eight Airbus A-320 aircraft at a time.
• The airport entry and exit will have four lanes that will be connected with Sultanpur Road directly.
• The pillars and roof fabrications of Terminal-1 are covered and bolted with glass-reinforced concrete slabs, which look like Lord Ram temple structures.
• According to AAI, the internal design of the domestic terminal will depict various phases of Lord Ram's life and will invoke a sense of spirituality right from the moment one steps inside it.
• There will be solar panels next to the vehicle parking area to make the airport power efficient.
• The glass panels will also help the terminal to allow more natural sunlight.
• Once the airport comes into operation, it will have CISF security as well as local police personnel security detail.      

Ayodhya Maharishi Valmiki International Airport: First flight to commence on Jan 6

Earlier, IndiGo had announced inaugural operations from the airport from Delhi w.e.f. December 30, 2023. Subsequently, commercial operations from Delhi to Ayodhya will commence from January 06, 2024, while flights from Ahmedabad to Ayodhya will start from January 11, 2024.  The first flight will depart from Mumbai airport for Ayodhya on January 15 at 12:30 p.m. and will arrive in Ayodhya at 14:45 hours.