PM Modi flagged off the first flight between New Delhi and Shimla under the scheme on April 27, 2017. Since then, the government has brought in multiple editions of the scheme. Last week, the Centre started the fifth phase of the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN.
In the last six years, 463 routes that were never thought to be feasible have been made possible through the UDAN scheme, minister Scindia said at BT Mindrush 2023.
Among the major airports outside the top 10, Srinagar and Chandigarh have performed the best. Srinagar saw a 57 percent growth in footfalls, while Chandigarh grew 52 percent.
The 28th Annual Day of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) was celebrated on Saturday at Lilabari Airport of Lakhimpur district with full enthusiasm and active participation of the employees at a.