Under the UDAN scheme, TruJet is planning to add seven new aircraft along with 10 new destinations over the next two years. The new destination includes Mysore, Bidar, Hosur, Salem and Vidya Nagar. The airlines are currently providing service to seven destinations with 16 flights.
Trujet will deploy ATR72-500/600 with a 72-seat capacity for the new mentioned routes. Apart, the airline is also looking at 77% PLF (passenger load factor) and expects to make money in a year.
Currently, there is three UDAN scheme which ranges from ₹1,670 to ₹2,000. The routes, which are operating under this scheme are Hyderabad-Nanded-Hyderabad and Hyderabad-Cuddapah-Hyderabad.
Alliance Air, the regional arm of Air India, SpiceJet and TruJet have won rights to operate flights under the government’s UDAN scheme, which seeks to give people from Tier-II and Tier-III cities a chance to fly at a ticket price of ₹2,500 each for an hour of flying. The Centre and state government will provide viability gap funding for the airlines in order to ensure profitability of these flights.