Small towns to figure in air map

Over the last six months, more than 20 small cities (tier-III and tier-IV) have been added to the air map of the country and the number is expected to double in the next six months, as more and more defunct airports are being modernised by the government.
Airlines, led Air Deccan, have started connecting “virgin air routes” such as Pathankot (Himachal), Lilabari, Silchar (both in Assam), Katra (Jammu & Kashmir), Bellary (Karnataka), Baghdogra (Assam), Aizwal (Mizoram), Dibrugarh (Assam) and Kulu (Himachal).
Plans are also afoot to connect more cities including Sholapur, Nanded, Latur (all in Maharashtra), Dharmasala and Jamshedpur in Air Deccan’s air connectivity routes.
Kingfisher Airlines operates to Dibrugarh, Udaipur, Vijaywada and Varanasi. While IndiGo is linking Imphal and Vadodara, SpiceJet is connecting Varanasi, Jaipur and Guwahati. Jagson Airline is linking Pant Nagar (Uttaranchal) and Shimla (Himachal), while Paramount Airways is connecting Madurai and Coimbatore.
Jet Airways is also connecting smaller cities such as Porbander (Gujarat), Leh (J&K), Khajuraho (MP), Bhuj, Bhavanagar (Gujarat), Diu (a union territory) and Jorhat (Assam). GoAir is linking Jammu and Srinagar, while Air Sahara connecting Ranchi (Jharkand) and Gorakhpur (UP).
01/12/06 P R Sanjai/Business Standard

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