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Centre identifies 24 airports, helipads to enhance air connectivity in Kashmir and North East India under Phase-II of UDAN
Fp Staff •Under Phase-II of RCS UDAN scheme, nine airports are going to be built in Arunachal Pradesh, five each in Assam and Manipur, two in Jammu and Kashmir, and, one each in Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim
SpiceJet set to launch flights under UDAN scheme next month
•SpiceJet said it is the only airline which hasn't sought subsidy or viability gap funding under this scheme.
Centre likely to frame draft of revised rules for UDAN in two weeks
•The government is likely to complete in the next two weeks framing of the draft of revised rules for its scheme to promote low-cost air travel and put up for stakeholder consultations, as it prepares for the second round of bidding by airlines.
Narendra Modi to flag off first Udan flight today: All you need to know about the scheme
Fp Staff •Under the Udan scheme, five airlines will operate on 128 routes connecting 70 airports. On each flight, 50 percent of the seats would have a cap of Rs 2,500 per seat/hour
UDAN launch: India's low-cost flying scheme to take off after Narendra Modi sets the wheel rolling on Thursday
•Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the "UDAN" scheme which is aimed at boosting regional connectivity starting with low-cost flights on three routes Shimla-Delhi, Kadapa–Hyderabad and the Nanded-Hyderabad sectors
India's choked airports: Why the govt needs to speed up aviation infra development
Sindhub •The government should better wake up, lest airport capacity could become an unresolvable mess pretty soon if India's air traffic boom continues.
Maharashtra to be first state to begin Centre's regional connectivity scheme
•The Centre's regional connectivity scheme (RCS) moved closer to reality with the aviation ministry set to sign an agreement with Maharashtra government.
Why's CAG right in pointing out AAI's lingering revenue losses on Gondia airport
Sindhu •The revenue earned by Airports Authority of India (AAI) from the first flying training institute set up at Gondia was insufficient to meet the operation and maintenance cost of the airport
Caution for govt's regional connectivity scheme; fund crunch halts Air Pegasus' ops for 2nd day
Sindhu •The suspension of operations of Air Pegasus is a cautionary tale, specially since the Centre has been emphasising enhanced regional connectivity through a draft scheme
Why airlines are horses and India continues to have ghost airports
Sindhub •According to Gajapathy Raju, airlines not mounting flights to many existing airports is the biggest reason for patchy air connectivity in India