Agartala, May 27 -- After a hiatus of 32 years, the Kailashahar airport in Tripura's Unakoti district is likely to be made operational once again.

A high-level delegation of the Airport Authority of India on Monday paid an inspection visit to the long-abandoned airport on Monday.

The primary objective of the visit was to conduct an initial assessment for the revival of the flight services from the place.

The demand to reopen the abandoned Kailashahar Airport has long been pending. Both political and non-political organisations had been demanding the reinstatement of flight services from the airport.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised to reopen the airport once voted to power. With the BJP currently in power both at the s...