Udan Flights News

This is in addition to other domestic civil aviation operations which are being permitted from Monday upto a third of the original summer scheduleAviation ministry clears the modalities for resuming UDAN flights, which include permitting all operational routes in priority areas such as the North East

International routes under UDAN are likely to be announced in the first week of December and to begin with, the flights would be from Guwahati.

Airports Authority of India (AAI) has invited 'e-proposals from international bidders for selection of airlines under IACS Udan, bids could be submitted by 22 November

Work on building new airports in small towns and upgrading existing facilities has failed to keep pace, under the UDAN regional aviation scheme

AAI has served notices to Air Deccan and Air Odisha asking them to commence operations on the routes awarded to them in a month's time

Assam govt has expressed interest in connecting Guwahati airport with several South East Asian destinations, said aviation secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey

IndiGo and SpiceJet will start their first UDAN flights on routes they won under the second round of the regional connectivity scheme from July-August

With increasing number of UDAN routes, the civil aviation ministry is also preparing to deal with higher funding needs in the coming months

Air Deccan and Air Odisha will share each other's network and resources to minimise costs

Vijay Mallya has become more a victim of flamboyance and arrogance than of any political conspiracy, says Air Deccan chairman G.R. Gopinath