Low-cost carriers to gain from Yogi govt's tourism push in UP

State's airport roadmap seeks to ramp up air connectivity to boost leisure, religious tourism

The proposal of the Yogi Adityanath government to develop new airports and upgrade existing ones to boost air connectivity in Uttar Pradesh will unlock the untapped air travel potential in the state, especially for low-cost carriers.

“There is a lot of air travel potential in this region and development of greenfield and brownfield airports would fuel the growth of the sector and encourage more people to upgrade to air travel,” low-cost carrier Scoot country head Bharath Mahadevan told Business Standard in Lucknow.

The UP government is working towards boosting air connectivity to promote leisure and religious tourism over the next 2-3