BENGALURU: Bidar’s will be the next airport to be operationalised in Karnataka under the UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik) Regional Connectivity Scheme. The first flight operation is expected to begin within a few weeks at Bidar airport, ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) officials said here on Saturday.
Five airports across Karnataka are expected to become operational in two years’ time. These include the Vijayapura, Shivamogga, Karwar, Hassan/Chikamagalur airports, besides the Bidar one.
The announcement was made by Union civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola. ” Bengaluru has the potential to become the aviation capital of India. We now have airports in all directions in Karnataka. Response to the Kalaburagi airport that was operationalised a few months ago has been extremely good,” he said. The work of other four UDAN airports will be taken up in collaboration with various agencies and the Airports Authority of India, under public-private partnership.
