The K Chandrashekhar Rao-led TRS government in Telangana has been pressing for more air connectivity for the state. Last year, it had identified sites for setting up three airports and sought upgradation of three airstrips which have not been operational for years.
Telangana’s only airport-—the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad—is used by Andhra Pradesh too, as the city has been serving as the capital for both states for the last 10 years. Andhra Pradesh, on the other hand, has six other operational commercial airports—those at Vishakapatnam, Vijaywada, Tirupati, Kadapa, Oravakal and Rajahmundry. The first three are international airports.
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