Tag: UDAN

Kurnool Airport, at Orvakal, Andhra Pradesh was inaugurated on 25th MAR by Y.S Jaganmohan Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh, joined virtually by Hardeep Singh Puri, Minister of State Civil Aviation . Kurnool is the 6th airport in Andhra Pradesh to become functional after Kadapa, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Rajahmundry & Vijayawada. The flight operations at Kurnool airport will commence on 28th March 2021 under the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN). Direct flight operations to Bangalore, Vishakhapatnam and Chennai will bring the region closer to the major hubs in the South India. These routes were approved by the ... Read more

On the commencement of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (India@75)’ launched by Government of India, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has proposed  about 392 routes under UDAN 4.1 bidding process.  The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) envisaged to make air travel affordable and widespread in the country. The scheme intends to boost inclusive national economic growth, employment opportunities, and air transport infrastructure development across the nation. Till date, 325 routes and 56 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have been operationalised under the ... Read more

IndiGo has announced six new routes, out of which four will be serving Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) RCS scheme, starting June 22, 2019. The UDAN routes include Kolkata-Allahabad, Allahabad-Kolkata, Raipur-Allahabad, Allahabad-Raipur. On the other hand, the airline launched new flights between Kolkata, Allahabad, Raipur and Jabalpur, while developing regional hubs at Allahabad and Kolkata. The new routes will be serviced by an ATR aircraft. The new flights will boost IndiGo’s connectivity in the Tier II cities with fares starting from Rs 1,999. “We are pleased to have the opportunity to be able to fly on these RCS routes ... Read more

Tourism players of Kashmir valley made a request to extend the UDAN (ude desh ka aam nagrik) scheme of the central government to Kashmir region to tackle the skyrocketing air fairs, which hampers the flow of tourists to the state. UDAN (ude desh ka aam nagrik) scheme was launched by the union ministry to make air travel affordable for people through subsidized ticket prices and to provide air connectivity to smaller towns. The aim of the scheme is to connect major cities with tier-II and tier-III cities at a price of Rs 2,500 per one-hour flight. It is expected by ... Read more

Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 5th March 2019  with State Government of Uttar Pradesh for taking over the development and operationsalization of existing Kushinagar Airport, which belongs to State Govt. of Uttar Pradesh. It was revealed by AAI in a press release. The MoU was signed by Surya Pal Gangwar, Special Secretary of Civil Aviation, Govt of Uttar Pradesh and G D Gupta, ED (Planning), AAI at AAI Corporate office, Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, New Delhi. Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, AAI and senior officials of AAI were present on the occasion. Kushinagar Airport is ... Read more

The tourism industry connected with Agra is expecting a major boost in the business as it is going to get  air connectivity to Bengaluru, Bhopal, Lucknow, and Varanasi from May 2019,under the government’s UDAN regional connectivity scheme. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) is a regional airport development and ‘Regional Connectivity Scheme’ (RCS) of Government of India, with the objective of ‘letting the common citizen of the country fly’, aimed at making air travel affordable and widespread, to boost inclusive national economic development end employment generation. As per airport officials low-cost airline Indigo is keen taking advantage of the scheme ... Read more

SpiceJet has launched eight new daily direct flights to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh under UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme. Gwalior will be SpiceJet’s 11th destination under the regional connectivity scheme. In addition to the eight new flights to Gwalior, SpiceJet has also announced four new daily flights connecting Bhopal including the Bhopal-Udaipur UDAN flight. Gwalior will be SpiceJet’s 52nd domestic destination. SpiceJet will be the first and the only airline to offer daily direct flights on the Gwalior-Hyderabad-Gwalior, Gwalior-Jammu-Gwalior, Gwalior-Bengaluru-Gwalior and Gwalior-Kolkata-Gwalior sectors. Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister, Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India, ... Read more

Kannur Airport Services under the union ministry’s UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme have been launched in Kannur Airport, to provide air travel for Indian cities at low rates. IndiGo launched its first service under the scheme from Friday, 26th January 2019. Buying Tramadol http://www.pharmacynewbritain.com/tramadol/ The service is available from Kannur to Hyderabad, Chennai, Hubli, Bengaluru and Goa. SpiceJet will also start service under UDAN scheme soon. Besides the existing UDAN services in the country, the services will also be launched in Ghaziabad and Thiruvananthapuram. Earlier, KIAL has opted out of the UDAN scheme, citing it would adversely affect ... Read more

SpiceJet has announced a daily direct flight on the Kolkata-Lilabari route under the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. Reiterating its focus on regional connectivity, the airline also announced a new direct flight connecting Kolkata with Jabalpur and an additional frequency on Hyderabad-Jabalpur route. All new flights and frequencies are scheduled to commence from January 15. “SpiceJet is celebrating the launch by announcing an introductory promotional fare starting at Rs 3,700 on Kolkata-Lilabari and Lilabari-Kolkata routes, Rs 3,969 on Kolkata-Jabalpur and Rs 3,949 on Jabalpur-Kolkata, routes,” according to a statement released by SpiceJet. “Lilabari is our first destination in Assam under the ... Read more

IndiGo has launched non-stop flights between Allahabad and Bengaluru at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs 2,500. The flight started from Bengaluru on Thursday at 1:30 pm and reached Allahabad at 4:10 pm. The flight started from Allahabad at 4:40 pm and reached Bengaluru at 9:00 pm, an airline release said. With this new connectivity, Allahabad-Bengaluru has become the sixth RCS (Regional Connectivity Scheme – UDAN) route and the 60th destination on IndiGo’s network. Flight No 6E-5998 from Bengaluru will start at 1.30 pm and reach Allahabad at 4.10 pm. The flight will run daily except Tuesday, priced at Rs 2,500. ... Read more

SpiceJet is introducing flights from Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN. The direct Ahmedabad-Jaisalmer-Ahmedabad and Surat-Jaisalmer-Surat flights will commence operations on October 31 and November 30, respectively. The routes were awarded to the airline under UDAN II. With the introduction of the two routes, SpiceJet will operate 25 daily flights under UDAN in straight 14 months since its first launch in July 2017. SpiceJet is also planning to enhance its operations on the Surat-Goa sector with a second direct flight from November 30. The airline’s Ahmedabad–Patna flights will operate from October ... Read more

Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited’s Trujet, said it is planning to double its fleet size and destinations served in India by end of this year. Truejet currently has five ATR-72 carriers in its fleet serving 14 destinations in the South. The airline will be adding six more ATRs into its fleet by this year-end, enabling it to start operations to 10 more destinations which were allotted to the company under the second UDAN bidding. Trujet was allotted five destinations under the first UDAN bidding and was the first carrier to connect all the five destinations allotted to it. These ... Read more

Kannur Airport Good days are ahead for Kerala aviation sector as the most awaited Kannur Airport will be functional by 1st October 2018. Besides, Calicut airport has got green signal from the DGCA to operate wide body aircrafts. Adding to the joy of the airborne passengers, permission to operate amphibious seaplanes also attained from the Ministry of Aviation. “Kannur airport would be made operational from October 1. This airport will host flights on many UDAN routes. Saudi Arabia Airlines have already promised to start international air operations from here,” said Suresh Prabhu, Union minister for civil aviation. “Indigo Airlines, Air ... Read more

“Non-participation of Kannur Airport in the UDAN scheme is due to the possible loss of income for our state,” said Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarai Vjayan. He was delivering his keynote at the MP’s meet in Thiruvananthapuram. “If we are part of the UDAN scheme, only one aviation company can operate in a particular route. It will adversely affect Kannur Airport, which is striving to be one of the best airports in India. The union ministry has assured to complete all the formalities related to the airport by 15th August,” he added. The inauguration of the airport is scheduled in ... Read more

വരുമാനത്തെയും വികസനത്തെയും പ്രതികൂലമായി ബാധിക്കുമെന്നതിനാലാണ് ഉഡാന്‍ പദ്ധതിയില്‍ നിന്ന് കണ്ണൂര്‍ വിമാനത്താവളം പിന്‍മാറിയതെന്ന് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പിണറായി വിജയന്‍ പറഞ്ഞു. തിരുവനന്തപുരം ഗസ്റ്റ് ഹൗസില്‍ എം. പിമാരുടെ യോഗത്തില്‍ അധ്യക്ഷത വഹിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി. ഉഡാന്റെ ഭാഗമായാല്‍ ഒരു റൂട്ടില്‍ ഒരു വിമാനക്കമ്പനി മാത്രമേ സര്‍വീസ് നടത്തൂ. ഇന്ത്യയിലെ മികച്ച എയര്‍പോര്‍ട്ട് ആയി മാറാനൊരുങ്ങുന്ന കണ്ണൂര്‍ എയര്‍പോര്‍ട്ടിനെ ഇത് ബാധിക്കും. ആഗസ്റ്റ് 15നകം കണ്ണൂര്‍ എയര്‍പോര്‍ട്ടുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട എല്ലാ നടപടികളും പൂര്‍ത്തിയാക്കിത്തരുമെന്നാണ് കേന്ദ്ര വ്യോമയാന മന്ത്രി അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്. സെപ്റ്റംബറില്‍ ഉദ്ഘാടനം നടത്താനാണ് ഇപ്പോള്‍ തീരുമാനിച്ചിട്ടുള്ളത്. കോഴിക്കോട് വിമാനത്താവളത്തില്‍ വലിയ വിമാനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് സര്‍വീസ് നടത്തുന്നതിനുള്ള അനുവാദം ലഭിക്കണം. കോഴിക്കോടിനെ ഹജ്ജ് തീര്‍ത്ഥാടകരുടെ എംബാര്‍ക്കേഷന്‍ സെന്ററായി പ്രഖ്യാപിക്കണം. എയര്‍പോര്‍ട്ട് അതോറിറ്റി ചെയര്‍മാന്‍ കോഴിക്കോട് എയര്‍പോര്‍ട്ടുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട വിഷയം ചര്‍ച്ച ചെയ്യാനത്തുമെന്ന് അറിയിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെന്ന് മുഖ്യമന്ത്രി പറഞ്ഞു. യോഗത്തില്‍ മന്ത്രിമാരായ ഇ. ചന്ദ്രശേഖരന്‍, ജി. സുധാകരന്‍, ഡോ. ടി. എം. തോമസ് ഐസക്ക്, രാമചന്ദ്രന്‍ കടന്നപ്പള്ളി, ഡോ. കെ. ടി. ... Read more