First direct flight between Kalaburagi to Tirupati flagged off under UDAN
NEW DELHI: Taking another step in boosting the regional aerial connectivity in India, Star Air today commenced the direct daily flight operations from Kalaburagi, Karnataka to Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh under the RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of Government of India. Attesting the dual objectives of the UDAN scheme; making air […]
Hyderabad – Nashik SpiceJet Flight Flagged off under UDAN
NEW DELHI: Taking the next stride in boosting regional aerial connectivity in India under RCS-UDAN (Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of the Government of India, the second direct flight commenced operations today from Hyderabad, Telangana to Nashik, Maharashtra. Chhagan Bhujbal, Guardian Minister, Nashik, Hemant Godse, Member of Parliament, Nashik, Surah Mandhare, […]
Ministry of Civil Aviation invites bids for 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN
NEW DELHI: Following the three successful rounds of bidding, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched the 4th round of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik( UDAN) to further enhance the connectivity to remote and regional areas of the country. Focus of this round would be the priority areas like NER, Hilly […]
Functional routes under UDAN rises to 186
NEW DELHI: 12 routes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (or Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik /UDAN in Hindi) have recently become functional. This takes the total operational routes under UDAN to 186 (including 8 Tourism RCS routes) of the total 706 sanctioned Routes. Also, Durgapur airport is the 40th airport to become functional under the […]
SpiceJet starts daily direct flight between Guwahati and Dhaka
NEW DELHI: Budget carrier SpiceJet on Monday started the first daily direct flight between Guwahati and Dhaka. The first flight ‘SG 78’ was flagged off by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here. The Bombardier Q400 aircraft will depart Guwahati at 1155 hours, while it will leave Dhaka at 1410 […]
UDAN a game changer for aviation sector
NEW DELHI: The regional air connectivity scheme has been a game changer for the aviation sector and 1 crore people will be travelling under the scheme after one year, a senior civil aviation ministry official said on Tuesday. The scheme — Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) — seeks to connect unserved and underserved airports […]