terminal land: Ghaziabad DMGhaziabad, Nov 24 (PTI) The civil aviation ministry is intouch with the district administration here for acquiring landfor building an airport terminal near the Hindon airbase foroperation of domestic flights, a top district official said.
In August, the Indian Air Force had agreed to allow theuse of its Hindon airbase for civilian flights under thegovernment's regional connectivity scheme (RCS).
It would help to take the load off Delhi's Indira GandhiInternational (IGI) airport which is facing slot constraintswith Hindon serving as the "second" airport in the nationalcapital region for flights operating under the scheme.
Representatives of the civil aviation ministry and thedistrict administration today visited the land at Sikanderpurvillage near the airbase, District Magistrate Ritu Maheshwarisaid.
Flights will operate from the runway of airbase. But,keeping in mind the security of the Hindon airbase, a separategate for passengers would be built, she said.
The RCS, also known as UDAN (Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik),aims at making flying affordable for the masses by cappingairfares on selected short routes -- such as from Delhi toShimla -- at Rs 2,500 per hour of flight.
Airlines that are awarded routes under the scheme areoffered government subsidy and in return need to set aside 50per cent of the seating capacity for discounted fares.
There are 23 defence airports across the country whichare also used as civil enclaves for the purpose of operatingcommercial flights. PTI CORRNSD.
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