India’s UDAN scheme expansion aims to connect 120 new destinations in the next decade, enhancing regional air travel access.
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Ajay Singh-led SpiceJet (SG) plans to officially launch seaplane services in 2025, on multiple routes nearly four years after its first seaplane route trial.
Tata-owned Air India (AI) Group is aiming to enhance regional connectivity in country amid demand from tier 2 and 3 cities.
Under the UDAN scheme, nine airports in Maharashtra earmarked for revival and operation include Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Solapur, Amravati, Nanded, Nasik, Ratnagiri, Gondia, and Sindhudurg.
However, the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s response to inquiries from The Hindu revealed that 225 of these UDAN routes have now failed
FLY91 airline has secured its first set of routes as part of the Government of India’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN.
Assam tourism minister Jayanta Mallabaruah initiated the FlyBig flight services from Lokapriya Gopinath Borodoloi International Airport in Guwahati, with 64 passengers travelling to Dibrugarh.
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According to a release from the airline, Jyotiraditya Scindia, the aviation minister, practically launched SpiceJet’s Jabalpur-Kolkata service on Friday.
As many as 100 bids from aviation businesses have been submitted to the government under Udan 4.2, a regional connectivity system (RCS) for seaplanes, small aircraft, fixed wing aircraft, and helicopters.