UDAN extended for 10 years: 120 more destinations, 40 million fliers to benefitThe government's extension of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN) beyond its initial tenure is set to enhance air connectivity to small...
02 Feb, 2025, 01.05 AM IST
Parliament passes Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, replacing 90-year-old Aircraft ActIndia's Parliament approved the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024. This new law replaces the outdated 1934 Aircraft Act. The Rajya Sabha pass...
05 Dec, 2024, 09.03 PM IST
With just Rs 150 base airfare, take a 50-minute flightAccording to an analysis shared by travel portal ixigo with PTI, there are at least 22 routes where the base airfares are less than Rs 1,00...
16 Apr, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Government unveils UDAN 5.1 to enhance connectivity to remote areas through helicoptersFor the first time under RCS-UDAN, this round is designed specifically for helicopter routes. "UDAN 5.1 allows operators operations in rout...
24 May, 2023, 07.56 PM IST
SpiceJet to start Bhavnagar-Pune flight from May 5Under the UDAN scheme, financial incentives from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are extended to selected airlines to e...
26 Apr, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
MakeMyTrip to partner with civil aviation ministry to promote regional air connectivityOnline travel services firm MakeMyTrip to partner with the Ministry of Civil Aviation to promote regional air connectivity through the UDAN...
22 Nov, 2021, 02.12 PM IST
Flights connecting Jamnagar to Bengaluru, Hyderabad to be inaugurated on ThursdayUnder the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN, financial incentives from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are extended to...
25 Aug, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
IndiGo starts 14 new flights under Udan schemeIn a press release, the carrier said it has started these flights on various routes including Bhubaneswar-Allahabad, Bhubaneswar-Varanasi, ...
01 Apr, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
22 new UDAN flights started in last 3 days: Centre"Till date, 57 unserved and underserved airports, including five heliports and two water aerodromes, with 347 routes have been made operati...
30 Mar, 2021, 07.09 PM IST
Pawan Hans launches helicopter flights on Dehradun-Gauchar route in U'khand under UDAN scheme"With this, we have added six more routes and two heliports at New Tehri and Srinagar," Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. Pu...
29 Jul, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
Aviation Ministry to launch Krishi Udan scheme for transport of agri-products: FMFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Aviation Ministry will launch the Krishi Udan scheme to assist farmers in transpor...
01 Feb, 2020, 12.55 PM IST
IndiGo to start daily flights on six UDAN routes in next two monthsUnder the UDAN scheme, financial incentives in terms of concessions from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are extended t...
03 Jan, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
AAI starts taking bids under Udan 4.0, focuses on northeastern states and J&KThe focus of this round would be mainly on connecting north-eastern states, hilly states, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and islands, a release ...
03 Dec, 2019, 09.37 PM IST
Government invites bids for international UDAN flightsThe bids could be submitted to the AAI by November 22, according to the notice inviting e-proposals.
14 Oct, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
UDAN: Airfares to be revised every three monthsWhile airfares would be linked to inflation, viability gap funding would depend on inflation, cost of aviation turbine fuel and the rupee-d...
10 May, 2017, 10.33 PM IST
Government imposes levy on flights, seeks to allay fare hike fearsThe levy, effective December 1, will be for an entire flight and the price of each ticket could go up depending on the number of seats in t...
11 Nov, 2016, 10.52 PM IST
Regional Air Connectivity Fund levy to be demand-driven, says Civil Aviation MinistryUDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), launched by the government last week, seeks to connect small cities by air as well as make flying affordabl...
24 Oct, 2016, 07.47 PM IST