Bhopal Airport still Searching Flights to get International status

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The 'International' tag on Raja Bhoj International Airport, Bhopal remains only on paper. Forget international flights (barring limited Haj flights), even domestic operators are finding the sector non-lucrative.

 When Airports Authority of India (AAI) embarked on modernization of airports of Tier-II cities and a new terminal building of Raja Bhoj Airport was being built, it was billed as a state-of-the-art airport that would connect the heart of India with major Indian cities and even get international status. Six years after the construction of the new airport terminal, flight operations are far and few. 

The infrastructure which was created to make it an international airport is unused. In fact, the domestic connectivity has dipped and the only cities which is connected by air from Bhopal is Delhi, Mumbai and now, Lucknow.

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