The Airports Authority of India recently announced that Agartala’s Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (MBB) will be operating flights to Bangkok through Guwahati, and Chittagong and Dhaka, Bangladesh, in the future. This is the third international airport in the northeast after the Guwahati airport in Assam and Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal, Manipur.
The airport cost a total of INR 500 crore, and the new terminal has been designed to hold 1500 passengers, with 200 international passengers at peak hours. Earlier known as Singerbill Airport, it was renamed in July 2018 and sees a massive footfall of Bangladeshi tourists who come to explore the country.
According to historian and writer, Pannalal Roy, “During the Second World War, King Bir Bikram supported and helped the Allied powers, especially Great Britain. He deployed a contingent of the Tripura Army to assist Great Britain. During that time Agartala, Kailashahar and other airports were built to facilitate the Allied powers.”
