MUMBAI: India’s first low-cost carrier Air Deccan is taking to the skies again on Saturday after a decade, connecting Mumbai with Jalgaon in northern Maharashtra under the ‘Udan’ regional connectivity scheme.

“We have received the regulatory authority’s (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) approval and would commence our operations on Saturday from Mumbai to Jalgaon,” the airline’s founder Captain GR Gopinath told IANS.

The maiden flight would take off at around 12 pm, from here to Jalgaon, about 410 km to the northeast of the Maharashtra capital, an Air Deccan official said.

As per schedule, the airline would also be flying to Pune from Nashik at 6.20 pm on Saturday.

Indo-Asian News Service