The flight routes from the proposed Idukki airstrip to Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi and from the Bekal airstrip to Kannur are likely to figure in the auction for the fifth phase of the Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) scheme.
The State government has given a proposal in this regard to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA).
Speaking to The Hindu, a senior official said soon a trial run of a 19-seater de Havilland Twin Series Otter 400 aircraft, which meets the requirements, would be carried out at the airstrip near Vandiperiyar in Idukki with a view to providing last-mile connectivity to hinterlands. A discussion is under way in this regard.
