Surat: People of Diamond City may soon witness seaplanes operating commercial passenger flights to Statue of Unity with the Ministry of Civil Aviation inviting bids for connecting selected destinations under phase-3 of the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN.
Opening the third round of RCS, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited proposals to connect Surat with Statue of Unity and other 10 routes, including Baramati, Amby Valley, Ujjain, Lonavala, Mandvi, Kishangarh, Belgaum, Bhavnagar, Amreli and Rajkot.
Earlier, Air Odisha had won the bid for operating flight under RSC connecting Surat to Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar. However, the flight service was stopped due to cash crunch.
Sources said this is first time that the Centre has given Surat so much importance and offered 11 routes, including Statue of Unity in the RCS. This is going to boost the tourism sector as most of the destinations, included in the scheme are tourist places.
22/12/18 Times of India
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Opening the third round of RCS, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited proposals to connect Surat with Statue of Unity and other 10 routes, including Baramati, Amby Valley, Ujjain, Lonavala, Mandvi, Kishangarh, Belgaum, Bhavnagar, Amreli and Rajkot.
Earlier, Air Odisha had won the bid for operating flight under RSC connecting Surat to Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar. However, the flight service was stopped due to cash crunch.
Sources said this is first time that the Centre has given Surat so much importance and offered 11 routes, including Statue of Unity in the RCS. This is going to boost the tourism sector as most of the destinations, included in the scheme are tourist places.
22/12/18 Times of India
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