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Agartala is the capital of the Indian state of Tripura. Located only 2 kilometers from Bangladesh the stae is located on the Haora river. It has several temples and palaces. From the perspective of population this is a small state of India. The population of Agartala is only 189,327 in 2001. Agartala Airport is also known as Singerbhil Airport. The airport is located at about 12 kilometers north of Agartala of the state of Tripura in India. Agartala Airport connects Agartala to Kolkata and Guwahati. Several flight sin Agartala-Guwahati and Agartala-Kolkat aroute operate from this airport. Th airport is administered by the Airports Authority of India or AAI.
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Given below is a list of airlines that operate from Agartala Airport with their destinations:
- Kingfisher Airlines (Guwahati)
- Jet Airways (Guwahati, Kolkata)
- Indian (Airlines) (Guwahati, Kolkata, Silchar)
- Air Deccan (Guwahati, Kolkata, Chennai)
Although a very small airport but the airport provides ccertain facilities for its passengers. The facilities that Agartala Airport provides for its passengers include:
- Lost and Found Baggage
- telecommunications counter
- snack bar
- free Baggage Trolleys
- Jewellery shops
- mobile charging booths
- Cyber cafes
- wheel Chair
- assistance to physically challenged / Aged / Infirm and better quality seats in the lounge have also been included to make the airport truly international.
- restaurant
- medical Aid
- tourist information offices of the Govt. of India and Govt. of Tripura.
- gift and bookshops
So if you need to use this airport you should know the address and contact number of the airport. The address of Agartala Airport is: Address AAI, CA Agartala Tripura West – 799009. The contact number is : 91-381-342224 and the fax number is: 91-381-342085. you can also contact the airport through Internet. Fo rthis purpose you need to know the E-mail ID of the airport. The E-mail id of Agartala Airport is: aaiapd_agt@trp.nic.in.
Agartala Airport is being attempted to grant the status of international airport. This transformstion is due to the increased engagement of the country’s northeast region that is figured in the South-east Asia country’s Look East policy. I
Acting on behalf of the northeastern States, the chief ministerof Tripura, has forwarded proposals to the Centre aimed at improving regional trade and communications with Southeast Asia. To serve this purpose, the number of domestic as well as international flights in the airport have been increased. Works are in progress to develop the airport to the international level. Presently, the airport is going through a thorough phase of reformation to meet international service and standard. New hotels near the airport are also under construction to ensure tourist facilities. New cafeterias and cafes are also under construction where people waitibg for connecting flights can look for rest and refreshment.
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