In a bid to develop Hisar Airport into an integrated aviation hub in three phases, the Haryana Government has announced additional incentives to airlines or operators under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN of Central Government for starting RCS flights in the State.
The Government would provide Viability Gap Funding (VGF) on balance 50 per cent seats in addition to the VGF being provided by the Central Government on RCS seats on assumption of nine seats on 18 to 20-seater aircraft with three departures in a week, said a spokesman of Civil Aviation Department.
Similarly, class-II and above employees of the State Government would be allowed to avail the RCS flights originating from Haryana for officials
purposes and lTC. The parking and landing charges would be rationalised on the pattern of Airports Authority of India with the mutual discussions between interested parties and the State Government, he said.
The State Government had recently decided to provide additional incentives to airlines over and above the commitments made in the UDAN MoU signed with Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for starting RCS flights.
In the first phase, the existing Hisar Airport would be upgraded and developed as a domestic airport under the RCS-UDAN, said the spokesman.
He said that in the second phase, the existing airstrip of 4,000 feet would be extended to 9,000 feet with the facilities of night landing and state of the art navigational aids to facilitate the airlines and operators for fixed based operations, MRO, Night landing and Parking of Aircraft within a period of next 18 to 24 months.
In the final phase, an Aerotropolis comprising an International Airport along with Aerospace and Defence manufacturing facility and commercial as well as residential areas would be developed, he added.