Air Connectivity To All Districts In Rajasthan On The Cards, State Plans ‘Palace On Wings’ Service To Connect Heritage Sites

The Government of Rajasthan is planning air-based connectivity to all districts in the state, a senior official said.

While the centre is pushing ahead with the ambitious regional air connectivity scheme – Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) – the Rajasthan government's intra-state air services initiative has been operational for little over a year.

Along with this, the state government plans to start aviation services that will connect heritage properties, forts and palaces by under the brand ‘Palace On Wings’, said Rajasthan Director of Civil Aviation Captain Keshri Singh.

Singh said that the government plans to connect all districts with air services under UDAN or using regular commercial services.

UDAN seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports in different parts of the country.

Rajasthan has 18 state-owned airfields apart from airports owned by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), defence airfields and private airstrips.

The desert state is working on efforts to bolster the aviation sector. These include "strengthening, extension and licensing of state-owned airstrips to make them compatible for regular commercial flight operations," Singh said.

With inputs from PTI

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