Ministry of Civil Aviation
311 routes operationalized under UDAN till date
The first direct flight operations between Nashik (Maharashtra) and
Belgaum (Karnataka) started today under the RCS-UDAN (Regional
Connectivity Scheme — Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) of the Government of
India. Operationalizing of this route expands the aerial connectivity of
Belgaum to the 10 destinations across India. The Belgaum airport has
emerged as the third busiest airport in terms of traffic in the state,
after Bengaluru and Mangaluru. Officials of the Ministry of Civil
Aviation (MoCA) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) were present at the
launch of the flight operations. Till date, 311 routes have been
operationalized under the UDAN scheme.
Several requests were received to start Belgaum-Nashik route
considering the non-availability of any direct flight/train operations
between these cities, till date. People were forced to travel by road
& suffer a long journey of more than 10 hours. Nasik is a big
tourist and business destination. Being one of the four pilgrimage sites
that organises Kumbh Mela, and the gateway city for the Shirdi Sai
Temple & Trimbakeshwar Temple, the city attracts lakhs of tourists
every year. Additionally, due to the presence of majority of India's
vineyards and wineries in the city, Nashik is also known as the Grape
and Wine capital of India and attracts business community. Further, many
people use this route to visit Kolhapur & Goa for tourism and
business purposes. Now, these people can travel at ease by opting for a
flight of just 60 minutes.
Star Air was awarded the Belgaum-Nashik route during the UDAN 3 bidding
process. The airlines are being provided Viability Gap Funding (VGF)
under the UDAN scheme to keep the fares affordable & accessible for
the common people. The airline will be operating thrice-weekly flights
on the route and will deploy its 50-seater Embraer ERJ-145 aircraft. The
route marks the commencement of the 15th UDAN route by the airline.
The flight schedule is mentioned below:
|
Origin
|
Destination
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
Frequency
|
|
Belgaum
|
Nashik
|
16:40
|
17:40
|
Mon, Fri, Sun
|
|
Nashik
|
Belgaum
|
18:15
|
19:15
|
Mon, Fri, Sun
|
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(With input from news agency language)
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