About 35 Lakh passengers have flown under the regional air connectivity scheme – Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) till date.<br />''<br />''The scheme was launched in October 2016, to provide connectivity to un-served and under-served regions through the revival of existing airstrips and airports.<br />''<br />''Civil Aviation Ministry said, the travelling time has reduced drastically and the public at large is benefited for the purpose of tourism, medical emergencies and religious shrines.<br />''<br />''It said, 134 routes commenced in the last one year.<br />''<br />''Airports Authority of India has declared 85 airports as single-use plastic-free airports.<br />''<br />''The Ministry said, Air India is in process of procuring items made of alternate material as a substitute for various plastic inflight catering items. <br />