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AAI plans to develop 100 airports, waterdromes, heliports by 2024

The scheme aims to provide affordable, economically viable, and profitable air travel on regional routes.

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to develop at least 100 airports, waterdromes, and heliports by 2024 under the regional air connectivity scheme, said an official release.
 
The fourth anniversary of the scheme — known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) — was commemorated on Wednesday.
 
The scheme aims to provide affordable, economically viable, and profitable air travel on regional routes.
 
“50 unserved and underserved airports (including five heliports) with 285 routes have been added under UDAN across the length and breadth of India. As the implementing agency, AAI has an ambitious plan to develop at

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