Union
Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia unveils ambitious plans for nine
new airports in Uttar Pradesh within two years, showcasing commitment to sector
growth.
Scindia said
that six airports were developed in Uttar Pradesh in 65 years. The minister
said three more airports have been constructed in the state in the last nine
years.
"We will construct nine more airports in
the next two years in Uttar Pradesh," said Scindia, adding that the total
number would reach 18.
Responding to a query
about the Meerut airport, the minister said operations with ATR aircraft using
VFR (Visual Flight Rating) can be started once the state government provides an
additional 115 acres of land.
"Meerut
is an unlicensed airport and was identified during the third round of bidding
under the UDAN scheme for development and to operate RCS flights," Scindia
said in a written reply.
Under UDAN 4.2 round of bidding, the
Meerut-Lucknow-Meerut route has been awarded to FlyBig for the operation of RCS
flights with 19-seater type of aircraft and frequency of 133 seats per week and
not for ATR 72.
"Only after the
airport is ready and licensed, the Selected Airlines Operator can start
operating RCS flights from the Meerut airport," he added.
Also,
Indigo has signed an MoU with the Noida International Airport that is being
developed in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh. IndiGo will operate the maiden flight from
the new airports, once operations begin. Although, the airline hasn’t revealed
any details about their first route from the Noida International Airport.
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