Third phase of Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik scheme awarded airlines 235 routes to create a seat capacity of 6.9 million, the biggest seat addition so far.

As many as 69.30 lakh seats would be added on an annual basis across the 235 routes, says Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Zoom Air would start commercial services from February 15 with a flight to Durgapur via Kolkata from New Delhi.

While AirAsia India, Ligare Aviation Limited, Quickjet Cargo Airlines and LEPL Projects Limited have been granted the Air Operator's Permit (AOP) or the flying licence, the two pending cases are those of Tata-SIA Airlines Limited and Air Pegasus Limited, Minister of State for Civil Aviation G M Siddeshwara has said.