Fly91 airline’s inaugural flight has been flagged off, scheduled flights to start from March 18

The UDAN program extends its reach to Tier 2 and 3 cities and aims to increase domestic traffic to 30 crores by 2030.

Fly91 Airline’s first flight between Manohar International Airport (MOPA), Goa and Agatti Islands, Lakshadweep. (Image: X/@fly91_IN)

Inaugural flight of Fly91 airline: Civil Aviation and Steel Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia on Tuesday inaugurated Fly91, a regional airline, and flagged off its maiden flight between Manohar International Airport (MOPA), Goa and Agatti Islands, Lakshadweep.

In his inaugural address, Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said that in the past, closures and bankruptcies of airlines used to be the news in our country. Over the past decade, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s leadership has brought a new dawn in this sector, resulting in the birth of six new regional airlines.

Scindia also highlighted the multi-dimensional growth of civil aviation in the country. Reiterating the government’s commitment to connect tier 2 and tier 3 cities through the UDAN programme, he said the aviation industry expects to increase its domestic traffic to 30 crores by 2030, which was just 6 crores in 2014.

The airlines have informed that scheduled flights will commence from March 18, 2024 between Manohar International Airport, Goa and Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Jalgaon, Agatti, Pune, Nanded and from Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Pune to Sindhudurg, Jalgaon, Nanded and Goa in a phased manner way.

These new connections will meet the demand for improved connectivity across the country and greater accessibility to different regions. This will not only promote tourism but also promote trade and commerce and strengthen the government’s commitment to providing passengers with an affordable, timely, safe and hassle-free travel experience.

The event was attended by Fly91 Chairman Harsha Raghavan, Asangba Chuba Ao, Jt. Secretary MoCA and other officials of AAI and Ministry of Civil Aviation.