Fifty low-cost airports coming up

The government recently introduced several policies and regulations to encourage private participation and investments in the aviation sector. Following this, the government will set up 50 new low-cost airports this year and 50 next year across Tier-II and Tier-III cities in the country. These new airports will be set up in cities across Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.