Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Sunday flagged off a major expansion in regional air connectivity ...

Before UDAN was announced, a number of airports – built for reasons not easy to identify – had fallen into disuse and disrepair since the infrastructure was never used.

UDAN achieves middling success amid turbulence in aviation Though a welcome scheme to improve connectivity to small towns, design flaws, restrictive conditions and poor demand stalled its success.

“Inspired by the success of UDAN, a modified scheme will be launched to enhance regional connectivity to 120 new destinations and carry 4 crore additional passengers in the next 10 years ...

UDAN is a Regional Connectivity Scheme and its full form is 'Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik'. The fourth round of Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN has been approved by the Civil Aviation Ministry and ...

The UDAN scheme has aimed to make travel more affordable and introduce flights in tier -2 and tier-3 cities. Many of these cities lack proper infrastructure and adequate air connectivity.

UDAN 3: Detailed report card. The ministry revealed that 73 networks, consisting of 235 routes have been identified in the third phase of the RCS. Of these, 23 are priority routes ...

UDAN flies high despite the odds The scheme has made short commutes via flight accessible to over 92 lakh people. By TE Raja Simhan. Updated - June 18, 2022 at 09:23 ...

UDAN, short for Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (‘the country’s common residents will fly’), has provided affordable air services to citizens across the length and breadth of India.

Buoyed by the success of Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik or UDAN, the government is working on another version of the scheme. States will now have the option to subsidise international flights from regions ...

The first set of UDAN scheme flights to northeast India will be made operational by an Indian low-cost airline from Shillong airport, starting December 15, 2017. More on TimesTravel.

UDAN is slogan-worthy but in need of a rethink India’s air map has hardly expanded, flying remains out of reach for most and this scheme has shown how tough it is to defy market forces.