Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu today said early operationalisation of 56 new airports under the regional connectivity scheme would be among his focus areas. Five airlines -- Alliance Air, SpiceJet, TruJet, Air Odisha and Air Deccan -- had bagged 128 routes connecting over 30 unserved airports under the first phase. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports as well as make flying more affordable for the people. In a statement, Prabhu said improving passenger amenities, promoting cargo handling facilities and early operationalisation of 56 new airports under UDAN would be his focus areas. The minister also said that he would be simultaneously working on improving regional connectivity and improving passenger services in a big way.

Source: dna May 08, 2018 15:56 UTC