[New Delhi]To Promote Regional Air Connectivity, Govt Formulates Long Awaited National Aviation Policy
Government of India has formulated a Draft National Civil Aviation Policy in order to promote regional connectivity across the country. The Policy encourages revival of un served and under-served aerodromes and airstrips as no-frills airports to provide connectivity to the Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
The draft National Civil Aviation Policy provides for the revival of air strips, depending on demand, as No-Frills Airports mostly through Airports Authority of India (AAI).
AAI has undertaken works at five locations, namely,
Hubli and Belgaum in Karnataka,
Kishangarh in Rajasthan,
Jharsuguda in Odisha and
Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh.
AAI has undertaken the development and modernization of airports at Bathinda, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Gondia, Jalgaon, Kadappa, Puducherry and Mysore. Out of these airports, scheduled operations have started at Kadappa, Puducherry and Mysore whereas flying training facilities are provided at Gondia airport which is under use for trainee pilots.
This information was given by Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha.