Daily flight to Salem from March 25
Hyderabad-based firm to offer services
Come March 25, passengers will have the option to fly to Salem from Chennai in an hour.
Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) introduced by the Civil Aviation Ministry, there will be one flight a day to Salem and back, officials said. Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways Limited will operate ATR aircraft on the Chennai-Salem route, which will can accommodate 72 passengers. The fare will be around Rs. 1,500, officials said. The flight will depart from Chennai at 9.50 a.m. and reach Salem at 10.40 a.m.
By the end of this month or early next month, Air Odisha will operate flights the in Chennai-Puducherry-Salem-Bengaluru route, sources said. This will have a capacity of only 19 seats, an official said.
The flight will take off from Chennai at 8.10 a.m. and reach Puducherry by 8.55 a.m. It will depart from there at 9.10 a.m. and reach Salem at 10 a.m. It will take off to Bengaluru by 10.15 a.m. and reach the city at 10.55 a.m.
The Chennai-Salem sector should have begun late last year, but owing to some issues, it had to be deferred by a few months.
This apart, there are plans to start services to Vellore, Thanjavur and Neyveli as well.
“We have to acquire land in Vellore and Thanjavur which may take sometime,” an official said.
More destinations
The RCS scheme aims to make flying possible to more destinations across the country at an affordable price; the cap has been set at Rs. 2,500. The Airports Authority of India will invest Rs. 17,500 crore for improving infrastructure in these airports. While the State government will provide police personnel and fire and rescue services personnel free of cost, water and electricity and utility services will be given at concessional rates. To bridge the gap in operations and revenue, airlines will get viability gap funding in these routes.
There are plans to start services to Vellore, Thanjavur and Neyveli
Official
Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) introduced by the Civil Aviation Ministry, there will be one flight a day to Salem and back, officials said. Hyderabad-based Turbo Megha Airways Limited will operate ATR aircraft on the Chennai-Salem route, which will can accommodate 72 passengers. The fare will be around Rs. 1,500, officials said. The flight will depart from Chennai at 9.50 a.m. and reach Salem at 10.40 a.m.
By the end of this month or early next month, Air Odisha will operate flights the in Chennai-Puducherry-Salem-Bengaluru route, sources said. This will have a capacity of only 19 seats, an official said.
The flight will take off from Chennai at 8.10 a.m. and reach Puducherry by 8.55 a.m. It will depart from there at 9.10 a.m. and reach Salem at 10 a.m. It will take off to Bengaluru by 10.15 a.m. and reach the city at 10.55 a.m.
The Chennai-Salem sector should have begun late last year, but owing to some issues, it had to be deferred by a few months.
This apart, there are plans to start services to Vellore, Thanjavur and Neyveli as well.
“We have to acquire land in Vellore and Thanjavur which may take sometime,” an official said.
More destinations
The RCS scheme aims to make flying possible to more destinations across the country at an affordable price; the cap has been set at Rs. 2,500. The Airports Authority of India will invest Rs. 17,500 crore for improving infrastructure in these airports. While the State government will provide police personnel and fire and rescue services personnel free of cost, water and electricity and utility services will be given at concessional rates. To bridge the gap in operations and revenue, airlines will get viability gap funding in these routes.
There are plans to start services to Vellore, Thanjavur and Neyveli
Official
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