Air Odisha, Air Deccan on verge of final takeoff under UDAN scheme

Airlines have approached the market for spares and maintenance

Air Odisha and Air Deccan should be able to fly on regional routes that they had bid for earlier this year by the end of September, a senior official of the Ministry of Civil Aviation said on Wednesday. The two airlines are approaching the market for spares and maintenance together.
 

The beginning of flight operations by these two airlines will give a boost to the government's regional air connectivity scheme (RCS)- also known as the Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik or UDAN scheme. Under the scheme, Air Odisha had won the right to operate on 50 routes, while Air Deccan