The story of the domestic airport at AP CM YS Jagan’s home district of Kadapa has been a sad one. Previously, Trujet which used to run flights to and fro from Kadapa shut operations.
Then, the AP government signed a deal with Indigo airlines to operate flights to tier 1 cities across the country. The deal was signed only in 2021, after Chandrababu wrote a letter to Jagan.
But cut to now, Indigo also has come to a decision to shut operations down at Kadapa.
Indigo’s complaint is that the AP government wrote in its agreement that they will provide Viability gap fund of Rs 20 crores to Indigo Airlines for operating in Kadapa.
However, these funds haven’t been allocated to the airlines and as a result, the company has decided to shut operations. They’ve Intimated the same to Kadapa collector, who then intervened and assured them that the funds would be allocated soon.
Subsequently, Indigo Airlines, which had shut online bookings briefly eased up and opened bookings till September 15. If the funds aren’t allocated by then, the Indigo could stop operating in Kadapa.
