The details of new routes Air Connectivity

Air Connectivity-The details of new routes starting during the last three years and the current year are as follows:2008-2009 ---------
Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi
Mumbai-Latur-Nanded-Mumbai
Mumbai-Nasik-Mumbai
Mumbai-Sholapur-Mumbai
2009-10 -------
Chennai-Salem-Chennai
2010-11-------
Bangaluru-Mysore-Bangaluru
Cheanni-Agatti-Chennai
Delhi-Mangalore-Calicut & VV
Delhi-Ludhiana-Pathankot & VV
2011-12-------
Kolkata-Lilabari-Kolkata
Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata
Mumbai-Latur-Nanded-Mumbai and Delhi-Ludhiana-Pathankot & VV routes have been modified as Mumbai-Nanded-Mumbai and Delhi-Ludhiana-Delhi.
At present, there are 370 scheduled flights per week operating in the North Eastern Region. Number and and percentage of flights increased in the NER from summer scheduled 2010 to summer scheduled 2011 are as under:

SS 10 WS 10 SS 11

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No. of flihgts 286 348 370

% increased 21.67% 6.32%


Operations in domestic sector have been deregulated and flights are being operated by concerned airlines on the basis of commercial viability subject to adherence of Route Dispersal Guidelines. Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines with a view to achieving better regulation of air transport services taking into account the need for air transport services of different regions of the country including North-East region. It is, however, up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability while complying with Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG). Under the RDG, the operator has to diploy on routes in category-II (which includes North-Eastern Region, Jammu & Kashmir, Andaman & Nicobar Island and Lakshadeep) at least 10% of the capacity he deploys on routes in category-II routes, at least 10% would be deployed on services or segment thereof operated exclusively within the cat-II region.
This information was given by the Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Vayalar Ravi in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today