NEW DELHI: Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced in Rajya Sabha that nine more airports would be constructed in Uttar Pradesh over the next two years on Monday.
Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the House, Scindia said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is giving a huge importance to the civil aviation sector.He said that only 74 airports were constructed in the first 65 years of independence, while 75 airports have been developed in the last nine years of the Modi government, taking the total number to 149. The totals include airports, heliports and waterdromes.
Scindia said that while only three greenfield airports were constructed in 65 years, 12 greenfield airports have been developed by the BJP-led NDA government since 2014.
The minister said that three airports have been constructed in UP in the last nine years as against six airports in the State in 65 years.
тАЬWe will construct nine more airports in the next two years in Uttar Pradesh,тАЭ said Scindia, adding that the total number would reach 18.
Replying to a query about the Meerut airport, the minister said operations with ATR aircraft using VFR (Visual Flight Rating) can be started once the state government provides an additional 115 acres of land.
тАЬMeerut is an unlicensed airport and was identified during the third round of bidding under the UDAN scheme for development and to operate RCS flights,тАЭ said Scindia in a written reply.
Under UDAN 4.2 round of bidding, the Meerut-Lucknow-Meerut route has been awarded to FlyBig for the operation of RCS flights with 19-seater type of aircraft and frequency of 133 seats per week and not for ATR 72.
Replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour in the House, Scindia said Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is giving a huge importance to the civil aviation sector.He said that only 74 airports were constructed in the first 65 years of independence, while 75 airports have been developed in the last nine years of the Modi government, taking the total number to 149. The totals include airports, heliports and waterdromes.
Scindia said that while only three greenfield airports were constructed in 65 years, 12 greenfield airports have been developed by the BJP-led NDA government since 2014.
The minister said that three airports have been constructed in UP in the last nine years as against six airports in the State in 65 years.
тАЬWe will construct nine more airports in the next two years in Uttar Pradesh,тАЭ said Scindia, adding that the total number would reach 18.
Replying to a query about the Meerut airport, the minister said operations with ATR aircraft using VFR (Visual Flight Rating) can be started once the state government provides an additional 115 acres of land.
тАЬMeerut is an unlicensed airport and was identified during the third round of bidding under the UDAN scheme for development and to operate RCS flights,тАЭ said Scindia in a written reply.
Under UDAN 4.2 round of bidding, the Meerut-Lucknow-Meerut route has been awarded to FlyBig for the operation of RCS flights with 19-seater type of aircraft and frequency of 133 seats per week and not for ATR 72.
