Category Articles: Aviation

Vistara to launch Ahmedabad – Goa, Star Air to introduce Ahmedabad – Nanded flights

March 16, 2024
Vistara to launch Ahmedabad – Goa, Star Air to introduce Ahmedabad – Nanded flights

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad airport will get two more flights to the destinations of Goa and Nanded on 31st March. While Vistara will launch a direct flight to Goa, Star Air will launch a direct flight to Nanded. With the start of Vistara Goa flight, the city will have six flights to fly to Goa. On Nanded route, the Star Air service will be the first one from Ahmedabad. Both these flights will continue to operate till October 26 til the start of the Winter schedule. Star Air will use a 76-seat ...Read More

Aircraft’s wing suffers damage at Surat airport; Another plane arranged

March 15, 2024
Aircraft’s wing suffers damage at Surat airport; Another plane arranged

Surat: An Air India Express international flight from Sharjah to Surat faced a minor accident at the Surat airport late on Thursday night as its wing hit a stationary excavator parked at the parallel taxiway of airport. None of the 160 passengers was injured, but the passengers ready for the journey to Sharjah in return flight had to wait for about four hours before they were boarded to another plane. Ann inquiry has been set into the incident. DeshGujaratRead More

IndiGo to launch Surat-Pune tri-weekly direct flight on March 31

March 07, 2024
IndiGo to launch Surat-Pune tri-weekly direct flight on March 31

Surat: Indigo Airlines will start tri-weekly direct flight service connecting Pune and Surat from March 31st. Flight 6E 6192 will operate on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, taking off from Surat International Airport at 11:25 am and landing at Pune Airport at 12:20 pm. Meanwhile, Flight 6E 6191 from Pune, also operating on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, will leave at 1:00 pm and land in Surat at 2:00 pm. IndiGo made this announcement while adding four new domestic routes to its upcoming ...Read More

Huge surge in air traffic at Jamnagar airport; 430 Domestic, 110 International flight handled

March 04, 2024
Huge surge in air traffic at Jamnagar airport; 430 Domestic, 110 International flight handled

Jamnagar: The Jamnagar airport witnessed a huge surge in air and passenger traffic owing to the pre-wedding function of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant, which concluded on Sunday. According to officials, the airport has witnessed the movement of over 500 domestic and international flights in the past 7 days, with 4500 passengers moving through the airport between February 26th and March 3rd. The Airport Director, D K Singh, mentioned today that "The traffic has increased like anything... Fr...Read More

Passenger gets angry over Ahmedabad – Dubai flight’s hours long delay; Video goes viral

March 01, 2024
Passenger gets angry over Ahmedabad – Dubai flight’s hours long delay; Video goes viral

Ahmedabad: A passenger of Spicejet flight from Ahmedabad to Dubai could be seen in a viral video in heated argument with the airline staffer at the counter, following the delay in flight departure. The flight from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport for Dubai was delayed by 6 hours. A passenger was angry as the staff was clueless on departure time. An angry passenger could be seen in the video demanding compensation for delay as he was in all possibility going to miss a...Read More

Western Railway extends trips of 2 pair of special trains passing through Gujarat

March 01, 2024
Western Railway extends trips of 2 pair of special trains passing through Gujarat

Ahmedabad: In order to meet the travel demand for the Holi festival and for the convenience of the passengers, Western Railway has extended the trips of 02 pairs of Special Trains on Special Fare. According to the official statement of Western Railway, Train no. 09051 Mumbai Central - Bhusaval Tri-weekly Special has been extended until April 30, 2024, and Train no. 09052 Bhusaval - Mumbai Central Tri-weekly Special has been extended until May 1, 2024. Another train, no. 09324 Indore-Pune w...Read More

SpiceJet to launch Ahmedabad-Jabalpur connecting flight from March 2

March 01, 2024
SpiceJet to launch Ahmedabad-Jabalpur connecting flight from March 2

Ahmedabad: The budget airline SpiceJet had earlier announced that it would launch a weekly connecting flight service between Ahmedabad and Jabalpur. This flight, operating between Sardar Vallabhbhai International (SVPI) Airport and Jabalpur Airport, is set to commence on Saturday, March 2nd. On the inaugural journey, the flight is scheduled to depart from SVPI Airport at 11:25 am on March 2nd, arriving in Mumbai at 12:50 pm. Following a layover of 1 hour and 5 minutes, the flight will then de...Read More

Civil Aviation Director removed from his post for failing to offer Govt aircraft, pilot to CM

March 01, 2024
Civil Aviation Director removed from his post for failing to offer Govt aircraft, pilot to CM

Gandhinagar: The Government of Gujarat has reportedly removed IAS officer Ajay Prakash from the post of Director of civil Aviation after the government-owned Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited (GUJSAIL) couldn't provide the government aircraft to the Chief Minister for his visit to Delhi. The charge of the post is handed over to Dr. Dhaval Patel. As per a report, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and Gujarat BJP chief CR Patil reached the GUJSAIL terminal of SVPI airport at 7....Read More

Cockroach in Indore – Ahmedabad flight; Passenger tweets video

February 26, 2024
Cockroach in Indore – Ahmedabad flight; Passenger tweets video

Ahmedabad: A passenger traveling on an IndiGo airline flight on Sunday posted a video on social media showcasing the presence of a cockroach on board the flight. The passenger also alleged that a similar incident occurred last week and requested the airline to keep the planes hygienic and clean. @IndiGo6E Today while travelling from Indore to Ahmedabad flight no. 7726 spotted cockroach near seat number 19C. Last week also a similar incident was observed in Indigo. Please make the plane more h...Read More

Indigo to start Ahmedabad – Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar daily flight service

February 25, 2024
Indigo to start Ahmedabad – Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar daily flight service

Gandhinagar: Indigo Airline will start daily direct flights connecting Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Ahmedabad from March 31st. Flight 6E 7456 will leave Ahmedabad at 5 pm and reach Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar at 6.50 pm. Flight 6E7455 from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will leave at 7.10 pm and reach Ahmedabad at 8.55 pm. Indigo will use ATR 72 for this service. Ajanta, Ellora, Shirdi, Grishneshwar mahaded mandir are famous attractions to see around Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar in 50 minutes to two and ...Read More