UDAN scheme to connect Vijayawada airport with Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities

VIJAYAWADA: Under the UDAN scheme, Vijayawada international airport is going to get connected with airports of tier 2 and tier 3 cities across the country. Under this scheme, the newly-inaugurated Kurnool Airport is also going to be connected to Vijayawada and Hyderabad. Apart from the Airport at Kurnool, five airports of Andhra Pradesh — Kadapa, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Tirupati — are going to get connected to seven new cities. The details of which airline is going to operate on what route under this scheme will be finalised by February 8.