More than one crore passengers have flown in the past five years while taking advantage of the Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik)
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The number of passengers, planes, and airports in India’s civil aviation sector will see phenomenal growth, according to Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. By 2027, it is predicted that there would be over 40 crores of passengers flying.
Akasa Air flight is shown the green flag for the first time by Jyotiraditya Scindia at Mumbai Airport and will land at Ahmedabad airport today
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said with 63 air routes being allotted to Uttar Pradesh, the state will have much more such connectivity under the regional connectivity scheme of the Centre, boosting the number of new routes to 108.
It is learned that Tamil Nadu had announced to the Union government it was willing to have the airport at Parandur, one of the two shortlisted sites.
India has requested that airlines improve their technical capabilities, the junior minister for civil aviation told MPs
IndiGo on Saturday started a direct flight service between Delhi and the newly inaugurated airport at Deoghar in Jharkhand.
These technical snags are informed by the flight crew on receiving an aural or visual warning in the cockpit or an indication of an inoperative/faulty system or while experiencing the problem in working the aircraft,” stated Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday asked chiefs of Indian carriers to ramp up safety oversight in a one-on-one meeting.
A plea has been filed in Delhi High Court, demanding that all SpiceJet flights be grounded amid back-to-back malfunctions. The plea also mentioned that the flights should be stopped to avert a major incident, where there can be a big loss of life and property.