Friday, February 17, 2017

Regional air connectivity to bring down cost of flying to Rs. 2,500 an hour: Sinha

The regional air connectivity scheme, UDAN, will see the number of operational airports in the country shoot up to over 50, while the cost of travelling will come down to as low as Rs. 2,500 up to an hour of journey (via air).

According to Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, there are 75 operational small airports in the country and this number will increase to “over 125” with the successful implementation of UDAN (acronym for Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) – the new scheme through which the government hopes to make flying to Tier-II and III cities viable.

“We are building new airports, adding new terminals. We are improving the efficiency of existing terminals. The regional connectivity scheme will see us go from 75 operational airports to over 125,” the minister told BusinessLine on the sidelines of the Momentum Jharkhand Global Investors’ Summit.

“We have significantly stepped up investments in airports,” he added, pointing out that Jamshedpur was one such region that was proposed to be connected through UDAN.

Drawing a reference to Jharkhand, the minister said “in a year or two” the Centre will be able to connect all major cities of the state.

“Our goal is to provide connectivity to all of India’s major cities,” the minister maintained.
17/02/17 Abhishek Law/The Hindu Business Line
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