Today, airways is the fastest, most comfortable and prestigious mode of transport.
It can cover very difficult terrains like high mountains, dreary deserts, dense forests and also long oceanic stretches with great ease. Think of the north-eastern part of the country, marked with the presence of big rivers, dissected relief, dense forests and frequent floods and international frontiers, etc. in the absence of air transport. Air travel has made access easier.
Air travel is not within the reach of the common people. It is only in the north-eastern states that special provisions are made to extend the services to the common people.