Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the maiden flight between Shimla and New Delhi under government’s UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme, an endeavour to make regional connectivity easy.I want to see people who wear ‘Hawaii chappals’ (rubber slippers) in a ‘hawai jahaaz’ its the wording of PM of INDIA at the of launching the scheme.
All about the scheme:
UDAN scheme aims to provide air connectivity to the under-served and unserved airports of the country. This is a first-of-its-kind scheme in the world to “stimulate” regional connectivity in India through a “market-based mechanism. The scheme aims to connect 70 airports of the country. The first UDAN flight inaugurated by PM Modi would fly on Delhi-Shimla route.
All about the scheme:
UDAN scheme aims to provide air connectivity to the under-served and unserved airports of the country. This is a first-of-its-kind scheme in the world to “stimulate” regional connectivity in India through a “market-based mechanism. The scheme aims to connect 70 airports of the country. The first UDAN flight inaugurated by PM Modi would fly on Delhi-Shimla route.
- The scheme is a component of the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) which was released on June 15, 2016.
- The UDAN scheme aims to stimulate regional connectivity with flights covering distances up to 800 km through a market-based mechanism.
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| PM Modi ji on UDAN scheme at Shimla |
- Air India’s subsidiary Alliance Air will be the first airline to start operating flights between Delhi and Shimla under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Alliance Air will operate regular flights using a 48-seater ATR-42 all-economy class aircraft from April 28.
- The government is expected to compensate for the loss with a Viability Gap Funding (VGF) of about Rs. 3,000 per seat
- 19 States and three union territories have signed a MoU for this purpose.
- Five airlines — Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha, Air Odisha and Air Deccan — were awarded 128 routes under the scheme after a bidding process
- The government aims at making flying affordable by capping fares at Rs. 2500 per seat per hour. “Airfare for a 1-hour journey of approximately 500 km on a fixed wing aircraft or for 30 minute journey on a helicopter would be capped at Rs. 2,500
- On each flight, 50 per cent of the seats would be available for booking at maximum Rs 2500 per seat for an hour
- Hyderabad-Cuddapah, Hyderabad-Nanded, Nanded-Mumbai, Chennai-Mysuru, Chennai-Salem, Mumbai-Porbandar, Kolkata-Aizwal, Pune-Nashik, Delhi-Dehradun, and Ranchi-Raipur are some of the other proposed routes
- All UDAN flight routes are to become operational in a phased manner. At present, UDAN flights on Delhi-Shimla, Nanded-Hyderabad and Kadapa-Hyderabad sectors are available
How to book UDAN flight tickets?
You can book tickets under the UDAN scheme online from the websites of respective airlines and also through different air ticket vendors like Yatra and MakeMyTrip
Source: http://www.narendramodi.in/, the hindu, indianexpress
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