At present, flights connect 11 destinations from cit Ahmedabad airport has turned out to be among the top airports in the country in implementation of the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Nagarik) under the regional connectivity scheme of government. As passengers flying under the scheme are good in number, new destinations are being added from the city airport.
According to domestic traffic figures from the city airport in the past one month, 11 % of total flight movements from the city are under UDAN. In other words, out of total 5,500 flight movements in June, 605 movements are under the UDAN scheme from the city airport.
As the aircraft are small in size, the number of domestic passengers under the scheme (33,942) constitute 4.5 % of total passengers (7,46,265). Number of flights under UDAN have increased to reach 666 in July.
To facilitate more such flights, city airport is going to add 12 more parking stands only for small aircraft under UDAN.
Talking about the success of the scheme, "Ahmedabad airport is one of the top airports when it comes to implementation of UDAN scheme. As the scheme connects many tier-2 and tier-3 cities to Ahmedabad, a business hub, the scheme is getting passengers in good number. The airports under it are near pilgrimage and tourist places like Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Pushkar, Shirdi and Diu among others."
A place like Kishangadh airport also caters to marble traders of Ahmedabad. As there is capping of fare of Rs 2,500 per 500 km under this scheme, it is also affordable. As per an estimate, for every Rs 100 spent on this scheme, economy benefits by Rs 350. We are looking forward to adding more destinations like Aurangabad and Jalgaon which will enable people to get access to more cities."
At present, six airlines operate their flights from Ahmedabad to 11 destinations. They included Nashik, Belgaum, Kishangadh, Hubli, Jaisalmer, Porbandar, Kandla, Indore, Bhavnagar, Mundra and Diu. Two more airports, Jalgaon and Aurangabad, will be added to it from September 1, taking the number of destinations to 13.
As there is a problem of parking stands at the airport, some airlines are not able to start new flights under the scheme. Gangal said: "We have 33 parking stands at present to which we are adding 19 more. Of these, 12 will be for the small aircrafts. This will give a boost to the UDAN scheme from Ahmedabad. The new parking stands will be ready by the end of this month."
Looking at the figures of last two months, the number of flight movements under UDAN are increasing from the city. As per June 2019's data of domestic flight movements and passengers catered to, out of 5500 domestic flight movements from city, 605 were under the UDAN scheme. Number of flights under UDAN have increased by 10 % to reach 666 in July.
At present, airlines which operates under UDAN included Air Deccan, Alliance Air, Indigo, SpiceJet, Star Air, Tru Jet. Under the UDAN scheme, 400 airports will be built across the country out of which 100 airports have already been built and made operational. "The basic idea is to connect underserved and unserved airports to rest of the country," said an airport official.
27/08/19 Vishal Patadiya/Ahmedabad Mirror
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According to domestic traffic figures from the city airport in the past one month, 11 % of total flight movements from the city are under UDAN. In other words, out of total 5,500 flight movements in June, 605 movements are under the UDAN scheme from the city airport.
As the aircraft are small in size, the number of domestic passengers under the scheme (33,942) constitute 4.5 % of total passengers (7,46,265). Number of flights under UDAN have increased to reach 666 in July.
To facilitate more such flights, city airport is going to add 12 more parking stands only for small aircraft under UDAN.
Talking about the success of the scheme, "Ahmedabad airport is one of the top airports when it comes to implementation of UDAN scheme. As the scheme connects many tier-2 and tier-3 cities to Ahmedabad, a business hub, the scheme is getting passengers in good number. The airports under it are near pilgrimage and tourist places like Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Pushkar, Shirdi and Diu among others."
A place like Kishangadh airport also caters to marble traders of Ahmedabad. As there is capping of fare of Rs 2,500 per 500 km under this scheme, it is also affordable. As per an estimate, for every Rs 100 spent on this scheme, economy benefits by Rs 350. We are looking forward to adding more destinations like Aurangabad and Jalgaon which will enable people to get access to more cities."
At present, six airlines operate their flights from Ahmedabad to 11 destinations. They included Nashik, Belgaum, Kishangadh, Hubli, Jaisalmer, Porbandar, Kandla, Indore, Bhavnagar, Mundra and Diu. Two more airports, Jalgaon and Aurangabad, will be added to it from September 1, taking the number of destinations to 13.
As there is a problem of parking stands at the airport, some airlines are not able to start new flights under the scheme. Gangal said: "We have 33 parking stands at present to which we are adding 19 more. Of these, 12 will be for the small aircrafts. This will give a boost to the UDAN scheme from Ahmedabad. The new parking stands will be ready by the end of this month."
Looking at the figures of last two months, the number of flight movements under UDAN are increasing from the city. As per June 2019's data of domestic flight movements and passengers catered to, out of 5500 domestic flight movements from city, 605 were under the UDAN scheme. Number of flights under UDAN have increased by 10 % to reach 666 in July.
At present, airlines which operates under UDAN included Air Deccan, Alliance Air, Indigo, SpiceJet, Star Air, Tru Jet. Under the UDAN scheme, 400 airports will be built across the country out of which 100 airports have already been built and made operational. "The basic idea is to connect underserved and unserved airports to rest of the country," said an airport official.
27/08/19 Vishal Patadiya/Ahmedabad Mirror
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