Monday 10 April 2017

5 airlines win bids under RCS-UDAN

Out of the 43 bids that the Indian aviation ministry received, the five airlines that have gained licences are Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Air Deccan, Air Odisha and TruJet have emerged winner in the first round of bidding and are set to get flights under the Regional Connectivity Scheme. Airports Authority of India (AAI), the implementing agency, will issue Letter of Awards for 27 proposals received under RCS-UDAN. A total of 13 un-served airports will get flights under the scheme. The total seats on these routes will be around 13 lakh and the scheme will be active in the next 4-6 months. Air India has got 15 routes, Spice Jet has got 11, Turjet 18, Air Deccan 34 and Air Odisha has got 50 routes. Apart from the 13 un-served airports, 43 airports too will be part of this project.
50 percent of seats on every flight will cost Rs 2,500 per seat under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme. This will be applicable for flights where the distance is less than 500 km or one-hour.
India launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme to get more people flying in what is already the world's fastest growing aviation market.
Some of the routes under UDAN flights will cover are New Delhi to Bhatinda, Gwalior to Indore, Gwalior to Lucknow, New Delhi to Pathankot, Jaipur to Agra, Surat to Diu, Ahmedabad to Jamnagar, Varanasi to Kanpur, Chennai to Pondicherry and Raipur to Bilaspur, New Delhi to Shimla, New Delhi to Bikaner, New Delhi to Bhunthar. For more details and bookings please contact us.

Air India’s nonstop flight between Delhi to Washington from July 7, 2017

Air India will operate a non-stop flight from Delhi to Washington from July 7th, 2017, to connect the capitals of India and the USA. This will be the only direct flight connecting Delhi with Washington with a B777-200LR aircraft. Washington will be Air India’s fifth non-stop destination in USA after New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Chicago (ORD) and San Francisco (SFO). AI 103 will depart from Delhi at 0115 hrs (IST) to reach Washington at 0715 hrs (GMT). While AI 104 will depart from Washington at 1100 hrs (GMT) and will land at IGI airport, Delhi at 1030 +1 hrs (IST). Operating thrice a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, the flight will offer a 3-cabin configuration, with 8 seats in First Class, 35 seats in Business Class and 195 seats in Economy Class. The direct flight will take around 15 hours and 30mins to reach Washington from Delhi.
Passengers looking to travel and experience the world class facilities with a non-stop Boeing 777 flight can start booking their tickets with Air View Services.