By: Bhawana Anand
Last updated : December 26, 2018 1:16 pm
Allahabad airport, sees spike in demand with increased passenger capacity and flight operations at the airport
Under the ‘Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik-II (UDAN)’ of the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) where fares for flights are capped at Rs 2,500 per hour, AAI has awarded several routes linking Allahabad to 13 other cities. Routes connecting Allahabad to Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Dehradun Gorakhpur, Indore, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Patna, Pune and Raipur have been awarded. Incidentally, a non-RCS flight from Delhi to Allahabad has been operated by Alliance Air for a long time.
The Allahabad airport is today the fastest growing regional airport where flight traffic has doubled along with the number of flights --from 40 flights a day to 80 flights. The airport has also been made 24x7 operational for continuous traffic flow. With Kumbh Mela being one of the biggest congregations, the event is leveraged by brands of every category. Also airport as an advertising destination is much in demand to make the critical first impression.