Regional Connectivity Scheme

The government is also promoting short-haul routes under the latest bidding round of the schemeThe government is also promoting short-haul routes under the latest bidding round of the scheme

Star Air plans to deploy the new aircraft on 22 routes the airline won during the RCS auctionsAirline’s CEO Simran Singh Tiwana says the aircraft purchases will be funded internally

Under the UDAN scheme for affordable international connectivity, Assam government is likely to provide a subsidy of Rs2,370 and Rs4,400 for a certain number of seats on the flights

Only half of the 71 UDAN airports that were to be linked after the first two rounds of bidding, have been connected

Work on building new airports in small towns and upgrading existing facilities has failed to keep pace, under the UDAN regional aviation scheme

Assam govt has expressed interest in connecting Guwahati airport with several South East Asian destinations, said aviation secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey

Pawan Hans is actively considering adding seaplanes to its fleet and is currently in talks with lessors, says chairman B.P. Sharma

IndiGo and SpiceJet will start their first UDAN flights on routes they won under the second round of the regional connectivity scheme from July-August

Zoom Air is planning to extensively connect North East India under the government's regional connectivity scheme

With increasing number of UDAN routes, the civil aviation ministry is also preparing to deal with higher funding needs in the coming months