Bhubaneswar, Aug. 25 -- union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu today urged airline operators to explore the operation of seaplane services across the country, noting that the Centre has recently modified the guidelines to facilitate such operations.
Addressing the Eastern Region Ministers' Conference on Civil Aviation, Naidu said the Ministry will relaunch seaplane operations with two aircraft by October, initially covering at least two routes - Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, or Andhra Pradesh.
He suggested that eastern coastal states should come forward with innovative ideas and identify new locations for seaplane services, as these flights can operate on water bodies with a minimum depth of five feet and a landing stretch of 2...