Airports Authority of India`s Srinagar International Airport, J&K and Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur have been jointly conferred with the prestigious National Tourism Awards 2015-16. Shri Ram Nath Kovind, Hon’ble President of India presented the award for Best Airport under ‘rest of India’ category in a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on the occasion of World Tourism Day on 27th September, 2017.
The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India 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.
AAI has always been the front runner in providing best of the services to passengers for making its airports customer friendly. These awards not only recognize AAI`s commitment towards safer air travel but also bring more responsibility towards its future initiatives.