Air Deccan takes off its UDAN in Maharashtra after almost a month
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Mumbai, July 30: Resuming its flight services, air operator Air Deccan confirmed restarting their services in Maharashtra after a span of one year due to a shortage of pilots and aircraft issues.
Significantly, the airline had started services under the government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN only last December after getting an SCO flying permit from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The scheduled commuter air operator Air Deccan had suspended its services in the state a month ago due to a shortage of pilots and aircraft issues.
It will be connecting Nashik with Pune Mumbai, Jalgaon and Kohlapur with six times a week services to the destination, the airline said. Air Deccan Managing Director Shaishav Shah expressed his happiness on restarting the services saying, "We are happy to announce the relaunch of our new routes in Maharashtra connecting Mumbai with Pune, Nashik, Jalgaon and Kohlapur. The UDAN scheme is an excellent scheme initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make flying more affordable for the common man".
Air Deccan which resumed operations after a gap of almost five years in 2017, had bagged 34 routes to operate in the first round of the bidding.