Tag: Udan

The Director General of Civil Aviation on Thursday provided license to the Jeypore Airport in Odisha's Koraput.The airport has been allowed by the central agency to carry out commercial flight operations.

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s comments on Puri, Jeypore, Utkela airport proposals during his visit to Jharsuguda Puri.

Under UDAN, airlines are provided with a 'Viability Gap Funding' to keep fares affordable and accessible.

Bhubaneswar: Air Odisha will launch its flight services from the newly-licensed Jharsuguda airport under the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme from June 14. “All preparations from our side are complete to launch flight services from June 14.  We will be using 18-seater twin-engine aircrafts. Jharsuguda will connect to Raipur and Ranchi also,” said […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will start regional flight operations from Jharsuguda airport under Centre’s UDAN scheme in the first week of February 2018, officials said today. Chief Secretary A P Padhi informed the reporters after discussing the matter at a state-level coordination and monitoring committee meeting at Secretariat. “The flight from Jharsuguda is scheduled to […]

Bhubaneswar: The State Capital will soon be connected with two other cities of the country namely Allahabad and Nagpur as Indigo airlines is planning to operate Nagpur-Bhubaneswar-Allahabad flight service under UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Initial discussion with the officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation has begun. Senior official of the ministry Usha Padhi had […]

Bhubaneswar: With an aim to ensure adequate security arrangements at the five unreserved airstrips selected under Central government’s ‘Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik’ (UDAN) scheme, Odisha government is set to conduct a survey of the airstrips soon, informed DGP RP Sharma today. A State level Coordination and Monitoring Committee meeting chaired by Chief Secretary AP […]

Rourkela: Bringing an end to uncertainty over the much anticipated launch of commercial air services from Rourkela, the Airport Authority of India has given nod to the commencement of flight services after state government’s consent to provide necessary CISF and Fire Services facilities. Air connectivity to the steel city under the central government’s ambitious ‘Ude […]

Bhubaneswar: Air Odisha which successfully bid for as many as 50 routes under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme of the Central government recently has been served a stay order by the Bhubaneswar Civil Judge Court restraining it from selling off its stake and operating its bank account. The investors who were duped […]

Bhubaneswar: Flight service from Odisha to several small cities will be made operational soon. The Civil Aviation Ministry held a discussion with several airlines companies in this regard on Thursday. The airline companies chosen for the service under the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme are Air Deccan and Air Odisha Private Limited. The […]

New Delhi/Raipur: Air Odisha on Thursday commenced flight operations on the Jagdalpur-Raipur-Vizag route under the regional air connectivity — UDAN — scheme. Airline major Jet Airways too commenced operations under the air regional connectivity — UDAN — scheme from Allahabad. According to the airline, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Air Odisha’s flight route Jagdalpur-Raipur-Vizag from […]

New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday said that it will allocate more air routes under its regional connectivity scheme — UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) — through the second round of bidding by August. According to Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the government will soon launch the second round of bidding under […]

The average Indian is unlikely to be able to afford a Rs 2,500 flight — 13.8 times the monthly spending on travel (Rs 180) in 2011-2012 — under the government’s new “Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik” (UDAN) programme. Launched on April 27, UDAN will feature flights to underserved smaller towns in which a certain number […]

Shimla: With the launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a highly-subsidised regional air connectivity scheme from this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort on Thursday, you can now fly to Shimla from the national capital for just Rs 2,000. Modi during his day-long visit to the Queen of Hills launched the central government’s UDAN, or “Ude […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday the UDAN regional connectivity scheme will make air travel accessible to greater number of people across the country. “Looking forward to being in Shimla, where I will flag off the first UDAN flight under Regional Connectivity Scheme, on Shimla-Delhi sector,” Modi tweeted. “UDAN makes air travel accessible […]