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Govt to increase levy for regional air connectivity scheme from January 1

The government will increase the regional air connectivity levy charged from airlines operating on major routes to Rs 10,000 per departure from January 1, a move that could push the airfares higher. Currently, the levy is Rs 5,000 per departure and the amount will further go up to Rs 15,000 from April 1 next year, according to a notification. To fund the regional air connectivity scheme -- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) -- the civil aviation ministry has been collecting the levy from December 2016. As many as 451 UDAN routes were operational till November 1 this year and more such routes are expected to be added in the coming months. An airline industry official said the fares could rise by up to Rs 50 per person once the higher levy comes into force. As per the notification issued last month, the central government has decided to revise the levy and accordingly, the amount will be Rs 10,000 per departure from January 1 to March 31, 2023. From April 1, 2023 to April 30, 2027, the

Jamshedpur to soon be re-connected by air under Udan scheme: Official

The steel city of Jamshedpur is all set to have air connectivity under the Union government's Udan scheme soon, said a senior official of Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district. Air services between Jamshedpur-Kolkata and Jamshedpur-Bhubaneswar are likely to be launched from October 30 with a nine-seater aircraft from Sonari aerodrome, Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order), Nandkishore Lal said on Friday. Deputy Development Commissioner Saurabh Sinha and Lal along with aerodrome officials, fire department officers, Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee representatives and Traffic Deputy SP Kamal Kishore held a meeting over the issue and discussed security and fire safety arrangements. "We have trained 49 security personnel to be deputed at the aerodrome and 12 of them have already started providing their services," the officer added. Earlier, airlines, including MDLR, Vayudoot and Deccan Airways, had launched flights to nearby cities, such as Kolkata and Ranchi from Sonari ...

UDAN international plan under a cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

CBI case prompts the authorities to bar low-cost airline from proceeding on bids it won for regional air connectivity project

Udan spreads wings, Delhi-Shimla and Kolkata-Deoghar among new routes

Delhi-Shimla route is among nine that airlines plan to launch in the next 50 days under the civil aviation ministry's Udan scheme

The small made-in-India aircraft Dornier hopes to become UDAN's wings

It's a first for a made-in-India aircraft to fly commercial

Dornier 228 ideal for regional connectivity under UDAN: HAL CMD Madhavan

'Civil Aviation in India has been witnessing high growth with sound projections for the future', said Madhavan

UDAN has helped increase number of air routes, says Scindia

He also flagged off new air service between Shilong and Dimapur under the regional air connectivity scheme

22 new Udan flights started in last three days: Civil Aviation Ministry

On Sunday, 18 new flights were operationalised under the UDAN scheme

274 'UDAN' air regional connectivity routes operational: Civil Aviation

At present, the fourth round of 'UDAN' is under process

Udaan set to fly on recovery path as post-Covid world looks promising

The lockdown that crippled the entire logistics, delivery and supply chain network to near zero, was enough to deal a body blow to India's fastest growing unicorn

Save, shrink, survive: Indian aviation in the time of coronavirus

Business for Indian airlines stopped when the domestic and international services were first suspended in March to contain the spread of coronavirus. How will the airlines change after this crisis?

UDAN 4.0: Govt invites bids for airports in Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep

The civil aviation ministry on Monday said it has invited bids for three unserved airports/ airstrips in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and one underserved airport in Lakshadweep Island under the fourth round of the regional air connectivity scheme. The list of unserved airports/ airstrips are Campbell Bay and Car Nicobar and Shibpur in Andaman & Nicobar. In Lakshadweep Island, it is at Agatti, as per an official release. The list of water aerodromes up for bidding in Andaman & Nicobar are Hutbay, Long Island, Neil Island and Havelock, while Minicoy and Kavaratti are in Lakshadweep. "The route connecting Cochin Agatti is currently operated by Alliance Air. The Ministry of Home Affairs aiming to promote the route Cochin-Agatti-Cochin further, intends more airlines to operate this route," the release said. The fourth round of bidding under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) or the regional air connectivity scheme commenced on December 3. UDAN seeks to connect unserved and ...

Air India's subsidiary starts Guwahati-Dimapur-Imphal flight under UDAN

It will connect Guwahati-DimapurImphal-Dimapur- Guwahati three times a week on both routes, officials said

UDAN 4.0: Govt puts 30 Northeast airports and airstrips on the block

A water aerodrome in the region at Umrangso Reservoir, Assam is also included

Flying into headwinds

On the face of it, Udan looks like a neat plan. But there are some flies in the ointment

Making flying accessible to all

UDAN, a flagship scheme of the government, has ensured that cities that had never expected to be part of India's aviation network are now connected by air services

Giving wings to the common man

As the Centre readies to extend regional air connectivity scheme to tourist destinations, the real challenges are improving preparedness of airports and airlines, and getting more state govts on board

Government working on another verison of UDAN scheme, says Jayant Sinha

The existing scheme, known as Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN), seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports in different parts of the country.

UDAN has to include freight at some point: Deloitte's Peeyush Naidu

Over these two rounds for award of routes, 70 airports will get connected through scheduled flights, says Naidu, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP partner

Civil aviation ministry may face funding crunch for UDAN

A senior ministry official said funds available for providing VGF might not be enough as more routes become operational under UDAN.