The NDA Govt at the Centre on Wednesday Jan 24,2018 said 73 underserved and unserved airports
and helipads would be connected under the phase 2 of the regional
connectivity scheme UDAN.
Of the 90 proposals awarded to provide flight connectivity to more than 300 regional routes, Interglobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo, was awarded a maximum of 20 proposals followed by SpiceJet with17. Jet Airways won 4 proposals.
“The scheme will provide around 26.5 lakh seats per annum that will be covered with [an] airfare cap of ₹2,500/hr of flying,” said R. N. Choubey Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
“In addition, around two lakh RCS (regional connectivity scheme) seats per annum are expected to be provided through helicopter operations,” he said.
The States with maximum number of airports and helipads which will see activation under UDAN 2 scheme include Uttarakhand (15), Uttar Pradesh (9), Arunachal Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (6), Assam (5) and Manipur (5).
Some of the cities that would now be connected include Kargil, Darbhanga, Kasauli, Bokaro, Dumka, Hubli, Kannur and Pakyong, among others.
This was the first time bids were received from helicopter operators under the scheme.
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Of the 90 proposals awarded to provide flight connectivity to more than 300 regional routes, Interglobe Aviation, the parent firm of IndiGo, was awarded a maximum of 20 proposals followed by SpiceJet with17. Jet Airways won 4 proposals.
“The scheme will provide around 26.5 lakh seats per annum that will be covered with [an] airfare cap of ₹2,500/hr of flying,” said R. N. Choubey Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
“In addition, around two lakh RCS (regional connectivity scheme) seats per annum are expected to be provided through helicopter operations,” he said.
The States with maximum number of airports and helipads which will see activation under UDAN 2 scheme include Uttarakhand (15), Uttar Pradesh (9), Arunachal Pradesh (8), Himachal Pradesh (6), Assam (5) and Manipur (5).
Some of the cities that would now be connected include Kargil, Darbhanga, Kasauli, Bokaro, Dumka, Hubli, Kannur and Pakyong, among others.
This was the first time bids were received from helicopter operators under the scheme.
Note
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