Mysuru: If all goes well, commercial flight operations will resume in Mysore Airport in September. The authorities are planning to introduce a service between Mysuru and Chennai.
The airport authorities said, following an initiative of the government, two private airlines have shown interest in starting commercial flights from Mysuru. However, the schedule is yet to be finalised.
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments have entered into an agreement under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), popularly known as UDAN, to provide the service. Air Odisha and Turbo Megha Airways have shown interest in operating between Mysuru and Chennai. The air fare under RCS is capped at Rs 2,500 for 500-km travel.
The airways will operate with funds from Union as well as state governments.Initially, two private operators will run on the Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai route. The authorities have promised to introduce connecting flights from Mysuru to other parts of the country in future.
The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate regional air connectivity, making it affordable by supporting airline operators through concessions by the governments and airport operators, to reduce the cost of airline operations on regional routes.
01/06/17 Deccan Herald
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The airport authorities said, following an initiative of the government, two private airlines have shown interest in starting commercial flights from Mysuru. However, the schedule is yet to be finalised.
The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments have entered into an agreement under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), popularly known as UDAN, to provide the service. Air Odisha and Turbo Megha Airways have shown interest in operating between Mysuru and Chennai. The air fare under RCS is capped at Rs 2,500 for 500-km travel.
The airways will operate with funds from Union as well as state governments.Initially, two private operators will run on the Chennai-Mysuru-Chennai route. The authorities have promised to introduce connecting flights from Mysuru to other parts of the country in future.
The primary objective of RCS is to facilitate regional air connectivity, making it affordable by supporting airline operators through concessions by the governments and airport operators, to reduce the cost of airline operations on regional routes.
01/06/17 Deccan Herald
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