
New funding routes on regional flight map: Budgetary support, other options on cards
Published on: Oct. 22, 2025, 4:26 a.m. | Source: The Economic Times
The government is exploring new funding mechanisms for its regional air connectivity scheme, UDAN, including direct budgetary support to airlines. This move aims to offset losses on remote routes and facilitate the addition of 120 new destinations over the next decade, as existing funding models are deemed insufficient.