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UDAN: Soaring to greater heights
The Daily Guardian
|November 25, 2024
UDAN has bridged the gap between aspirations and accessibility, reshaping India's aviation landscape. This relentless progress has now culminated in a historic milestone, showcasing the scheme's far-reaching impact.
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The UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme has fueled the civil aviation sector to soar to greater heights time and again. On November 17, 2024, India's aviation sector reached a historic milestone as 5,05,412 domestic passengers took to the skies in a single day, marking the first time daily passenger numbers crossed the 5-lakh mark. In a country where the sky symbolizes hope and aspiration, the dream of affordable flying became a reality with the launch of UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on October 21, 2016. With over 3,100 flights operating nationwide, this achievement highlights India's growing prominence in the global aviation landscape. The UDAN scheme has been instrumental in this transformation, operationalizing 609 routes, including helicopter services, and seamlessly connecting states and Union Territories across the country.[1]
This story is from the November 25, 2024 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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