Hisar Airport inaugurated under RCS-UDAN

Hisar Airport inaugurated under RCS-UDAN

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Infrastructure

In news 

• Hisar Airport was inaugurated under RCS-UDAN recently.

Key takeaways 

• First flight to the newly constructed Hisar airport in Haryana from Chandigarh was also flagged off under the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) of the Government of India.
• Hisar airport is a public licensed airport that is suitable for 18 seat type aircraft.
• The airline Aviation Connectivity & Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd (Air Taxi) was awarded the Hisar – Chandigarh – Hisar route under the UDAN 4 bidding process. 
• The airline has become the first start-up airline of the country to assist the nation with Air Taxi services.
• Thus, the Inauguration Marks Commencement of India’s First Air Taxi Services from Chandigarh to Hisar.

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