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UDAN 5.0 all set to take off with revamped rules

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Sunday, 23 April 2023, 11:00 AM 415

According to a report by The Business Line, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is preparing to launch UDAN 5.0, with a focus on heliports, sea aerodromes and regional airports, in the next few weeks. The new round will also recalibrate old, non-operational routes and also introduce new routes. Additionally, the rules of UDAN (Ude Desh […]Continue Reading

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Air passenger traffic to further rise in 2023: Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 2:30 PM 256

AIR passenger traffic is expected to further rise this year due to G20 meetings and other factors, Union Minister G Kishan Reddy said as he highlighted the progress made by the country’s civil aviation sector. The Government is also making efforts to make the country a hub for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) activities of […]Continue Reading

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Aviation Industry expects Budget to provide thrust to UDAN, help more airports

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 30 January 2023, 3:00 PM 53584

Along with the increase in air traffic, etire country has witnessed growth in the aviation infrastructure especially in terms of more routes and development of airports. Keeping in view the past growth in the air traffic, Industry expects that the upcoming Budget will give wings to the aviation sector. The ambitious regional connectivity scheme UDAN […]Continue Reading

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CISF to provide security to more than 60 airports operational under UDAN

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 16 January 2023, 5:00 PM 608

More than 60 airports operational in tier-2 and -3 cities under the Centre’s regional connectivity scheme UDAN will soon be brought under a comprehensive anti-terror security cover of armed CISF personnel with the deployment of around 1,650 troops, officials said. The proposal is awaiting final policy sanction from the home ministry. The bureau of civil […]Continue Reading

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Rajya Sabha MP seeks resumption of flights to Punjab under UDAN

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 9 January 2023, 12:45 PM 186

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora has written a letter to Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia seeking the resumption of flights from Ludhiana in Punjab under UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) scheme, in the same way as other airports in the state are operational under UDAN. ‘Let the common citizen of the country fly’ […]Continue Reading

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flybig to connect Itanagar with Guwahati under UDAN from Jan 15 with inaugural fare of INR 1,111

By TBM Staff - Mumbai Monday, 2 January 2023, 12:00 PM 224

In conjunction with the UDAN initiative, flybig, has become the latest airline to start operation from the Donyi Polo airport , Itanagar the capital of Arunachal Pradesh from January 15, 2023. flybig will be connecting Itanagar to Guwahati with a direct daily morning flight (except Wednesday) on its ATR aircraft with inaugural fare of INR1,111. […]Continue Reading