With 148 airports in place, over 12.3 mn people travelled via Udan flights
More than 12.3 million domestic passengers have travelled on “Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik” (UDAN) flights since the scheme was started in April 2017.
To facilitate the scheme, the government operationalised 148 airports, which included nine heliports and two water aerodromes, the government informed in a PIB release.
The release also talked about the reasons behind the delay in the development of these infrastructures. The report also detailed the limiting factors in the development of these facilities which included:
