The Central Government is planning to set up international and regional aviation hubs across the country.

Due to the upswing in air traffic, the government is likely to give its nod to a wide-ranging policy for aviation hubs. The policy, which will be considered by the Union Cabinet, not only focuses on developing global airline hubs but also on establishing domestic regional hubs to cater to the emerging air traffic from non-metro destinations in remote areas, including the Northeast. The Civil Aviation Ministry has already initiated steps like revisiting the policy and enhancing bilateral air service agreements with different countries.

Meanwhile, the Central Government plans to provide air connectivity to remote, difficult and interior areas through Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG), and the aircraft acquisition policy. The RDG makes it mandatory for all domestic carriers to operate a certain percentage of their total flights to remote places which were financially not viable.