With the launch by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a highly-subsidised regional air connectivity scheme from a Himachal Pradesh tourist resort on Thursday, you can now fly to Shimla from the national capital for just Rs 2,000.
Read more about UDAN Scheme here: Udey Desh ka Har Nagrik
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1. New Delhi-Shimla Flight
Air India subsidiary Alliance Air will operate the Delhi-Shimla flight.
The seating capacity of airlines under the UDAN scheme will range from 19 to 78 and 50 per cent of the seats in every flight will have a fare cap of Rs 2,000 per seat per hour. The flight will be having 35 persons while going from Delhi to Shimla but while coming back it would just have 15-20 people due to a shorter runway.
The airline companies chosen are Airline Allied Services Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha Airways, Air Deccan and Air Odisha.
There is also a possibility of another private airline starting from Shimla. No flights have been scheduled from Shimla since 2012. Only the chartered flights which include Army and Air Force land in Shimla.
async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets">UDAN makes air travel accessible to a wider range of citizens & enhances connectivity with many more airports across India. pic.twitter.com/X2wVIq6130
— Narendra Modi @narendramodi April 27, 2017
async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets">While flagging off first UDAN flight under RCS, highlighted the scale of opportunities in India's aviation sector. https://t.co/cRsR6oM7ni pic.twitter.com/bEY7TvnZf6
— Narendra Modi @narendramodi April 27, 2017
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