Spice Jet and Turbo Aviation won seaplane routes
Ministry of Civil Aviation has identified, till date, 14 water aerodromes in the states of Gujarat, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, Minister of State in the Ministry Of Civil Aviation (Gen. (Dr) V. K.Singh (Retd) said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha on 6 Dec 2021.
These were introduced as a new mode of transportation such as seaplane operations from water aerodromes under UDAN-3.
These are:
- Sardar Sarovar Dam (Statue of Unity) in Gujarat
- Sabarmati Riverfront, Ahmedabad 3.Shatrunjay Dam in Gujarat
- Swaraj Dweep in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- (Havelock Island) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Shaheed Dweep (Neill Island) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Guwahati riverfront in Assam
- Umrangso Reservoir in Assam
- Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Telangana
- Prakasam Barrage in Andhra Pradesh
- Minicoy in Lakshadweep Islands
- Kavaratti in Lakshadweep Islands
- Portblair
- Agatti in Lakshadweep Islands
28 sea plane routes have been awarded so far connecting the above-mentioned water aerodromes.
The private entities that have won the seaplane routes are Spice Jet and Turbo Aviation.
RCS flight operations from other water aerodromes will commence once these are ready for operations. The development of water aerodromes will now be taken up by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW). fiinews.com
