Mumbai: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu today said early operationalisation of 56 new airports under the regional connectivity scheme would be among his focus areas. His remarks also come at a time when nearly half of the 128 routes awarded to various operators in the first phase of the scheme -- UDAN -- March 2017 are yet to be operational. Five airlines -- Alliance Air, SpiceJet, TruJet, Air Odisha and Air Deccan -- had bagged 128 routes connecting over 30 unserved airports under the first phase. UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports as well as make flying more affordable for the people. As many as 70 airports, including 31 unserved and 12 under-served ones, were to be connected under UDAN in the first phase. In a statement, Prabhu said improving passenger amenities, promoting cargo handling facilities and early operationalisation of 56 new airports under UDAN would be his focus areas. Under the initiative, announced in the 2018-19 Union budget, the government plans to expand airport capacity more than five times to handle a billion trips a year. Prabhu said fair and equitable land, long-term master plan for airport and regional development and balanced economics for all stakeholders are the three key aspects of NABH Nirman.