6 new airline rules on free seat allocation, PNR, delays, cancellations and moreAirlines must now offer at least 60% of flight seats free of charge, ensuring fairer access for all passengers. New DGCA rules also mandate...
18 Mar, 2026, 11.47 AM IST
Regional air connectivity scheme UDAN gets huge budget boost, gets 27 per cent higher allocation for FY27The government's UDAN scheme will see a 27% budget increase to Rs 550 crore for fiscal 2026-27, aiming to revive unserved airstrips and enh...
01 Feb, 2026, 06.53 PM IST
Union Budget 2025: Modified UDAN scheme to have 120 new destinationsBudget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of a modified UDAN scheme to enhance regional connectivity, including...
01 Feb, 2025, 03.30 PM IST
Govt plans to operationalise Car Nicobar, 11 other airports under UDAN this yearThe government is set to operationalise 12 additional airports across 8 states and Union Territories, including one at Shibpur in Car Nicob...
29 Jul, 2024, 06.54 PM IST
Govt to develop Guna, Shivpuri airports to boost regional air connectivityThe Airports Authority of India (AAI) has agreed to provide Communications Navigation Surveillance (CNS)/ Air Traffic Management (ATM) and ...
06 Mar, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
Alliance Air gets funding of Rs 11,158 crore from governmentThe country's government-owned airline, Alliance Air, received a vote of confidence in the interim budget with an infusion of ₹1,158 crore ...
02 Feb, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Budget gives larger wings to regional connectivity scheme UDANThe government had launched RCS-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) in October, 2016 to enhance regional air connectivity from unserved and under...
05 Feb, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
Opposition seeks to punch holes in UDAN schemeInitiating a discussion in Lok Sabha on the demand for grants of the civil aviation ministry, Congress member Ravneet Singh Bittu said only...
22 Mar, 2022, 05.32 PM IST
Air India disinvestment to be completed in 2021-22; Rs 3,224 cr allotted to aviation ministryAir India Asset Holding Ltd, a special purpose vehicle (SPV), has been set up as part of financial restructuring of the debt-laden national...
01 Feb, 2021, 03.46 PM IST
Budget 2020: Aims at improving connectivity through regional flights, airports“Air traffic has been growing rapidly in the country as compared to global average. One hundred more airports would be developed by 2024 to...
01 Feb, 2020, 03.48 PM IST
Budget 2019: Rs 4,500 cr earmarked for Aviation Ministry in 2019-20The Centre has allocated Rs 480 crore for regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
05 Jul, 2019, 09.22 PM IST
First service under UDAN scheme in Tamil Nadu takes offThe chief minister announced that a green corridor between Salem and Chennai will soon commence at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore, which would a...
25 Mar, 2018, 05.51 PM IST
UDAN 2.0 may connect small cities to neighbouring nationsUnder the ongoing UDAN scheme, the Centre subsidises lower fares charged by the airlines for select domestic routes.
09 Mar, 2018, 07.25 AM IST
UDAN: Government expects Rs 300 crore annually from levy on airlinesTo partly raise money for viability gap funding requirement under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme, the civil aviation ministry ha...
25 Feb, 2018, 01.41 PM IST
Budget 2018: RCS gets over Rs 1000 crore; Rs 4469 crore to procure VVIP aircraftThe government is funding the scheme through the money that it collects from Airports Authority of India (AAI) as dividend.
01 Feb, 2018, 06.19 PM IST
Deccan, Alliance Air, others to fly on regional routesWhile Alliance Air and SpiceJet will operate RCS flights on at least five routes each, Turbo Megha would fly on at least six routes, they s...
26 Mar, 2017, 04.33 PM IST
RCS-UDAN: Ministry seeks 44 slots at Delhi, Mumbai airportsThe demand has baffled the two airport operators who are facing severe capacity crunch, amid increasing requests from the scheduled operato...
20 Mar, 2017, 07.24 PM IST