Mumbai, India: Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia along with the Minister of State Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh (Rtd.) inaugurated a direct flight from Kolhapur to Mumbai today (Oct 4).
This flight has been launched under the ambitious RCS UDAN scheme of the Ministry of Civil Aviation to provide air connectivity to tier-2 and tier -3 cities and affordable air travel for all.
The flight will operate between Kolhapur and Mumbai thrice a week- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday as per the following schedule:
| Flt No. | From | To | Freq | Dep. Time | Arr. Time | Eff. from |
| S5 161 | BOM | KLH | 2,4,6 | 1030 hrs | 1125hrs | 4th October 2022 |
| S5 162 | KLH | BOM | 2,4,6 | 1150 hrs | 1245hrs | 4th October 2022 |
In his inaugural address, Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said that the UDAN scheme is realising the Prime Minister’s vision of making air travel affordable for the common citizen of the country. So far 433 new routes have been launched and more than one crore of passengers have benefitted under this scheme. The Minister also assured that the expansion of the apron of the Kolhapur airport will be commissioned in November and the domestic terminal building will be inaugurated in March 2023.
