Lack of infra, low demand, pandemic — why UDAN has only 41% flight routes after 4 years

In the hope of providing air connectivity to parts of India where it does not exist, the government had launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), more popularly known as UDAN — Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik — in April 2017. But, nearly four years on, just 41 per cent — or 325 routes — of the 778 routes awarded until now have been operationalised.

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Categories: Regional Mar 2021