Regional Connectivity Scheme

The Pakyong airport in Sikkim is among 15 airports that do not see flights any more. Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled it in 2018. Photo: PIB via AFP The government’s biggest claim to success in aviation since 2014 is building “74…

Edited By: Mohammad HarisLast Updated: February 13, 2023, 18:05 ISTUDAN stands for Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (Photo: AAI)A total viable gap funding of around Rs 2,355 crore has been released to selected airline operators as on January 31,…

Only one out of four routes under the low-cost flying scheme called UDAN have survived after completing the government's subsidy period of three years, according to information shared by the Ministry of Civil Aviation before a…

Only one out of four routes under the low-cost flying scheme called UDAN have survived after completing the government's subsidy period of three years, according to information shared by the Ministry of Civil Aviation before a…

The Union budget has left India’s civil aviation industry disappointed with executives saying that the government has failed to address most of its expectations, especially tax concessions to lift it out of the crisis caused by…

India’s ambitious plan to connect smaller towns and cities to the wider domestic air travel network under the government’s flagship Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) is struggling to take off five years after being launched…

The representatives of the private carrier discuss issues with Home Minister and PWD Minister. Private carrier IndiGo has evinced interest to launch operations from Puducherry airport.The representatives of IndiGo on Friday, December…

<!-- -->UDAN scheme is quite far away from its target of developing 100 airports by 2024Aiming to connect small towns with aerial routes to give the quintessential common man or ‘aam admi' the opportunity to undertake air travel, the…