Question : METROPOLITAN CITIES OF U.P. CONNECTED WITH AIR SERVICES



(a) the names of Metropolitan cities of Uttar Pradesh, connected with the Air Services; and

(b) the names of Metropolitan cities proposed to be connected with the air services in near future?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)

(a) At present, Agra, Dehradun, Lucknow and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh are connected by air services operated by scheduled operators.

(b) Airlines are free to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability subject of course to compliance with the Route Dispersal guidelines which provide for certain minimum operations on specified category of routes.