Ahmedabad: Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) today informed that it has on its website uploaded the tender for demolition and retrofitting/reconstruction of Hatkeshwar flyover bridge for the third time, after no response was received for the same on earlier two occasions. Hatkeshwar flyover has been closed for traffic since long due to poor quality of its construction. After all technical and expert analysis, the AMC has concluded that the existing bridge is unfit for use. AMC today inf...Read More

Delhi: SpiceJet airline has found itself in controversy after a passenger complained about errors in seat allocation. One of the travelers was furious about the mismanagement and advised the airline to shut down their service. In the first case, a passenger named Manish Chavda took to a social media platform last week and stated that he was traveling from Delhi to Ahmedabad on a SpiceJet flight when he was allocated a seat that did not even exist on the plane. Sharing the image of his boar...Read More

Delhi: An alarming situation unfolded at the IGI airport in Delhi on Wednesday evening during the boarding of Air India's Delhi-Vadodara flight, as a crew member found a tissue paper bearing the word "bomb" in the aircraft's washroom, the police said today. After the tissue was discovered on Wednesday evening, authorities conducted a search of the flight. However, no suspicious items were found, and the aircraft was cleared for takeoff, clarified a police officer. While the aircraft was ready...Read More

Ahmedabad: Air India (AI) on Monday introduced a Self Baggage Drop (SBD) system at the domestic terminal of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport to streamline the baggage check-in process for passengers. This system allows passengers to drop their bags at kiosks, obtain tags, and proceed directly to security check-in. Following Indigo Airlines, Air India became the second airline to implement this system at Ahmedabad Airport. To use the SBD services, passengers need to visit...Read More

Rajkot: Passengers created an uproar at the Rajkot International Airport after IndiGo Airlines grounded its Rajkot-Mumbai flight following a delay of over 2:30 hours. Uproar ensued at Hirasar Airport on Monday as the IndiGo flight from Rajkot to Mumbai, scheduled to depart at 7:40 pm, was delayed by the airline. The airline claimed that due to inclement weather conditions, the flight was unable to take off. However, passengers lost their cool and engaged in heated arguments with the airline s...Read More

Chennai: Pravin Gandhi, a 35-year-old Ahmedabad-bound passenger was forcily offloaded from the Chennai - Ahmedabad flight after he caused a disturbance in a heavily intoxicated condition. Gandhi was traveling with his five-year-old daughter. According to a report published in DT Next, Gandhi was removed from the flight before takeoff and the flight was delayed by about an hour and a half due to this incident. Gandhi was later released on police station bail with a warning and a condition to appe...Read More

Ahmedabad: Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services in the latest expansion move, has added two new freighter destinations in India including Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Hyderabad and Ahmedabad are added to Ethiopian Cargo’s freighter network from May 11, said Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services in a LinkedIn post on May 10. “Starting May 11, 2024, we will offer twice-weekly air cargo service to and from Hyderabad and Ahmedabad, our fifth and sixth destinations in India, next to New Del...Read More

Ahmedabad: Though no official announcement has been made so far, it is learnt that Akasa Airlines is set to launch flights connecting Ahmedabad to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) from 20th July this year with a Boeing 737-8 aircraft. This will be the first such air connectivity for Gujarat to Saudi Arabia ever. Akasa will operate Ahmedabad - Jeddah flights two days a week. The flight will leave Ahemdabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport at 17.40 and reach Jeddah airport at 20.30. On th...Read More

Surat: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway has decided to run Special Train on Special Fare between Udhna and Malda Town stations. According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of the special train is as under: ·Train No. 03418/03417 Udhna – Malda Town (Weekly) Special Train [16 Trips] Train No. 03418 Udhna – Malda Town Special will dep...Read More