The new integrated terminal building at Leh airport is 83 per cent physically complete and is being developed to significantly enhance air connectivity to the strategically important Himalayan region, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Wednesday.
In a post on X, the minister said the terminal, once operational, will be capable of handling up to 54 flights a day, nearly three times the airport's current capacity.
"Fast-paced construction of Leh's new airport terminal... 83% of the physical construction is complete. Once operational, the new terminal is designed to handle up to 54 flights a day, three times the current capacity, advancing the government's vision of next-generation aviation infrastructure," Naidu said.
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