Government aims to operate 400 airports in 25 yrs

Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu today announced plans to significantly expand regional air connectivity across the country.

“We are imagining India being at a place where it can operate 350 to 400 airports in the coming 20 to 25 years,” he said while addressing the Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI’s India Regional Air Mobility Conference 2024 in Delhi.

Naidu stated the government’s intention to extend the regional connectivity scheme UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) for another ten years beyond its current end date in 2027. “Our vision is to extend the RCS UDAN scheme for a further 10 years,” Naidu said.

“We are already preparing a new programme to make it even more impressive, not only for the civil aviation sector but keeping in mind the common man of this country and making air travel more affordable for them.”

The UDAN scheme, launched in 2016, has enhanced regional air connectivity in India.