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UDAN Scheme, ONLY 11 of the 74 Greenfield airports are decently…
UDAN Scheme
What is the Scheme?
First flight under UDAN in April 2017
Revival of unused and underused airports
Low-cost flying scheme
Working of the Scheme
Routes are awarded through a bidding
At least 50% of the seats to be at cheaper rates
Airfares at the rate of ₹2,500 per hour of flight
Airlines are given subsidy from the govt. for a period of three years
Present status of working
Target: operationalizing as many as 100 unserved and underserved airports by 2024
AAI has awarded 948 routes of which 403 routes have taken off connecting 65 airports
9 bidding have taken place since January 2017
KRISHI UDAN Scheme for transporting agri commodities
Importance of the scheme
Major boost to the Tourism industry
Smaller Airlines could successfully compete with bigger airlines
It could ease passenger pressure from Railways & Roads
India’s ambition of becoming the third largest aviation market by 2020
Faster air connectivity will attract infrastructure & investment
Issues with working
Failure to set up airports or heliports due to lack of availability of land
Alloted routes difficult to sustain
On-paper Ambitions
Adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Discontinuance of many routes
Various challenges
Availability of pilots
Lack of instrument landing systems (ILS)
Maintenance issue
Traffic route
Lack of funds
Lesser capacity and traffic
Way forward
Operational continuity
Travel restrictions and passenger safety
Extended subsidies
ONLY 11 of the 74 Greenfield airports are decently operational.