Proposed Vijayawada-Dubai flight put on hold

VIJAYAWADA: The proposed international service from Vijayawada to Dubai has been called off as no single flight operator showed interest in running the service. In the ‘public opinion’ poll, conducted before inviting bids, 3.5 lakh people had evinced interest for this service.

Had everything gone as planned, it would have been the second international service from Vijayawada.
The Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited (APADCL) called for tenders for operating Vijayawada to Dubai international flight services on February 26, this year. As per the tender notice, the airline operator who quoted the lowest Viability Gap Funding would have been awarded the bid. No operator came forward.