The Airports Authority of India’s Srinagar International Airport, Jammu & Kashmir and Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, Chhattisgarh have been jointly conferred with the prestigious National Tourism Awards 2015-16, a press release of Union Civil Aviation Ministry informed. President Ram Nath Kovind, presented the award for Best Airport under ‘rest of India’ category at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on the occasion of World Tourism Day on September 27, 2017. The Ministry of Tourism, presents National Tourism Awards to various segments of the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality industry annually in recognition of their performance towards comprehensive development of tourism in the country.
It is the first time that two airports jointly have been selected as best airports for their innovative style of functioning, pro-environment initiatives and passenger friendly approach.
