(a) whether flights are being operated from Gondia airport of Maharashtra by trainee pilots of National Flying Training
Institute and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether flight operations have also been started from Gondia airport; and

(c) if so, the details along with the present status thereof as on date?

The Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION
(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) to (c): National Flying Training Institute, Gondia is a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) approved Flying Training Organization. The average training flights movement at Gondia Airport during the period from 01.04.2019 to 31.10.2019 is 33 per day. As on date, no commercial flight operations have started from Gondia Airport. However, Gondia figures in the tentative list of unserved airports as per the scheme document of Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik(UDAN). If any valid bid is received for this airport in future round of bidding under RCS-UDAN, same will be considered by the Implementing Agency as per the scheme document.