Regional connectivity gets boost as airlines expand flights under RCS

While the number of operational airports in the country will rise to 131, other smaller towns too are seeing a surge in connectivity

Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra will be added to the aviation map of the country in the next few weeks as Air India’s regional arm Alliance Air plans to expand services under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS).

While this will increase the number of operational airports in the country to 131, other smaller towns too are seeing an increase in connectivity. Jharsuguda in Odisha will get SpiceJet flights to Mumbai and Bengaluru from January 12. Hisar in Harayana is getting connected with Chandigarh, Dharamshala and Dehradun in the same month. This service will be operated by Air