Shimla, July 16 -- Stating that there is little scope for expanding Shimla's table-top airport, Airport Advisory Committee Chairman and Shimla MP Suresh Kashyap on Thursday said an alternative site for a new airport needs to be identified to meet the growing tourism and aviation needs of the state.

Speaking to ANI after chairing a meeting of the Airport Advisory Committee at Shimla Airport, Kashyap said the existing airport has severe geographical limitations and cannot accommodate larger aircraft despite earlier expansion works.

"Shimla Airport is a table-top airport, and there is very little scope for further expansion. With tourist arrivals to Himachal Pradesh increasing every year and Shimla being both the state capital and a major ...