Amritsar likely to get 6 new air routes under UDAN III scheme

Amritsar has been awarded 6 new routes under UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) III Tourist Destinations scheme. Reportedly, the new cities that have been listed under the UDAN phase III scheme are Patna, Kolkata, Varanasi, Jaipur, Dharamshala, and Goa.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has in fact agreed to introduce new routes under UDAN phase III of Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) as laid under National Civil Aviation Policy, which was announced in the year 2016.

Yogesh Kamra, who is the co-convener of FlyAmritsar Initiative and Additional Secretary of Amritsar Vikas Manch (AVM), referring to this development, said that the Tourism Ministry and the government intends to enhance point-to-point air connectivity of tourism destinations in the country, and certain routes have been identified to incentivise airlines and commence operations on such routes under UDAN phase III of Regional Connectivity Scheme.
Kamra further informed that the government has given a nod to introducing six new and unique direct domestic connections that are of importance for Amritsar tourism. The official also informed that the Civil Aviation Ministry has invited airlines to bid on six new routes, from where direct flights from Amritsar can be introduced.
He further added that not only these new cities will even exchange tourists between the cities, these new fights will also open up opportunities for trading and businesses. It is also expected that this move will prove to be boost international connectivity to these cities as their visitors will get the liberty to board and connect to international flights via Amritsar to Birmingham, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Dubai, Doha, Tashkent and Ashgabat.