Rajkot International Airport , Hirasar

Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar, constructed at a cost of over ₹1,400 crore, seems all hat and no cattle as BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy admitted at a press conference that there is no surety about international flights to and from the airport.

Rudy clarified his point by saying that Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport in Patna, Bihar, is also named “international”, but no international flights operate from there in the last 17 years. 

He added that operation of  flights depends on demand and supply. Since 1980, 14 airline companies have come to India, out of which only 4 are operational now, he emphasised.

The airport was officially named “Rajkot International Airport” by the central government, and domestic flights were slightly increased. However, international flights have not started yet, despite people raising repeated complaints.

Not only is there no international air service, but even the basic national-level facilities are reportedly missing at the airport.  The terminal’s work is yet to be declared complete. 

Recently, within 10 months of the inauguration of Rajkot’s airport, the first heavy rain shredded a canopy.

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