By Our Correspondent
Lucknow, April 28, 2924: Renowned cricketer Kevin Pietersen of South Africa origin, has lauded the developmental initiatives undertaken by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. During a recent visit to the new terminal of Lucknow Airport for IPL 2024, Pietersen expressed his astonishment, describing the airport as ‘world-class’. Having traversed through some of the world’s busiest and largest airports, Pietersen remarked that he had never encountered such a splendid airport terminal before.
Pietersen commended CM Yogi for the remarkable infrastructure and took to social media X to share his admiration, tagging CM Yogi Adityanath while praising the Lucknow Airport.
Pietersen, known for his aggressive batting on the cricket field, wrote in his post, “The ‘Street of Flowers’ in the new airport terminal of Lucknow is truly world-class. Everyone has done a fantastic job for this beautiful state of Uttar Pradesh. I am sure Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be very proud of this. India is progressing rapidly.”
Notably, the Yogi government expanded both the terminals of Lucknow Airport, enhancing its capacity significantly. The third terminal of Lucknow Airport started operating in March, with an annual capacity of 80 lakh passengers. Currently, 4 international airports and 11 domestic airports are operational in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, construction of 6 airports is progressing rapidly.
Since Lucknow is known to be the home ground of IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants, all players and support staff have to regularly visit Lucknow. The distance from the airport to the stadium is just a few kilometers. During IPL matches, it is obvious to witness a lot of buzz at Lucknow Airport.
