Udan was introduced as part of the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 to provide an opportunity to take flying to the masses. Photo: MintAmaravati (Andhra Pradesh): About 44 airports across the country have “high potential” for operations under the ambitious regional connectivity scheme (RCS) for civil aviation, ude desh ka aam naagrik (Udan), according to a report brought out by apex industry body FICCI. “Based on the geographical, operational and commercial parameters, 44 out of the 414 underserved and unserved airports have high potential under RCS. RCS or UDAN, was introduced as part of the National Civil Aviation Policy 2016 and was formally launched in October last. “Those aircraft are not available in our country,” Mishra, who earlier served as director general of civil aviation, pointed out.

Source: Mint January 15, 2017 13:53 UTC