Government sets target to operationalise 100 airports by 2024
Officials said that almost 68 airports have been operationalised for UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) flights since inception of UDAN scheme.
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New Delhi, July 29: The Government has set a target to operationalise 100 airports by 2024 subject to availability of supporting infrastructure like land, statutory approvals and more.
Financial health of the airlines was also impacted given the collapse of revenue streams coupled with high fixed costs resulting into a liquidity crunch. The Government introduced certain policy reforms for sustainability of operations of RCS-UDAN post COVID 19.
These operational and financial flexibilities/relaxations and economising measures are deemed mutually beneficial for all stakeholders by maintaining the benefit of air connectivity to passengers.
Regional Connectivity Scheme is a market driven scheme. Under the scheme, airlines assess demand and nature of supply required on particular route and based on their analysis participate in the bidding process to be conducted from time to time.
Officials said that almost 68 airports have been operationalised for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) flights since inception of UDAN scheme.
Selected Airline Operators (SAOs) have operationalised 425 UDAN routes involving 68 airports/heliports/water Aerodromes across India. SAOs have been operating many routes even after completion of 3 years of exclusivity period under the scheme.
However, the pandemic has adversely affected the aviation sector, including domestic RCS flight operations. Suspension of scheduled commercial operations in view of COVID-19 posed several challenges. Passenger demand came down drastically making the operation of flights unviable.
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These operational and financial flexibilities/relaxations and economising measures are deemed mutually beneficial for all stakeholders by maintaining the benefit of air connectivity to passengers.
Regional Connectivity Scheme is a market driven scheme. Under the scheme, airlines assess demand and nature of supply required on particular route and based on their analysis participate in the bidding process to be conducted from time to time.