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The Kerala Tourism Minister announced that the Center has allocated 48 seaplane routes in the state, with plans to develop basic infrastructure in the pipeline. Kerala Tourism Minister B A Muhammad Riyas on Friday said that the Center has allocated 48 seaplane routes in the state. Riyas shared the news in a Facebook post in which he also said that a plan is also being prepared to provide basic infrastructure as part of the initiation of the seaplane project.
The minister said that the routes have been allocated to airlines IndiaOne Air, Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt Ltd (MEHAIR), Pawan Hans Limited (PHL) and SpiceJet.
He said that the state government had earlier stated that continuous interventions would be implemented to start the seaplane project in Kerala.
“As part of this, a test flight of the seaplane was conducted from Kochi to Mattupetty in Idukki district,” Riyas said in his post.
He said the LDF government had allocated funds in the budget for the seaplane project.
“We will move forward by uniting everyone to make the cross-dam seaplane project a reality in Kerala,” he added.
The seaplane service, which comes under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN of the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), aims to enhance connectivity across the four airports and remote areas of Kerala, and offer subsidized fares.
The government said earlier that the service would use small planes with capacities of 9, 15, 17, 20 and 30 seats, with passengers boarding from aquariums floating on the water.
The project is expected to significantly reduce travel time between the four international airports in the state and remote areas.
Water basins can also be created around major water bodies in all areas. In addition to Bolgatty and Mattupetty, the sites under consideration include Kovalam, Ashtamudi, Ponnamada, Kumarakom, Vembanad, Malampuzha and Bekal, the government said last year.
