Flights to Ayodhya to operate on eight new routes from February 1

Since the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya last week, the city has seen a massive inflow of pilgrims, with around 5 lakh people paying obeisance at the religious site on the first day itself.

The eight new routes on which flights will operate to and from Ayodhya.

To facilitate the arrival of pilgrims, the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport at Ayodhya Dham was built at a cost of Rs 1,462 crore. The newly developed 6,250 square metres of the New Terminal Building is equipped to handle over 300 passengers at peak hour. PM Modi said the airport, which has been named after Maharishi Valmiki, can handle 10 lakh passengers in a year.

Meanwhile, a new railway junction was also built in Ayodhya at a cost of Rs 251 crore.