Rajkot: A new airport of Rajkot city is now at Hirasar which is 35 km away from the city. Gujarat government arm Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) runs 14 buses on the Rajkot - Hirasar route to play its role in connecting the passengers to the new airport. However, in a fresh decision, GSRTC has decided to run all buses on the Rajkot - Ahmedabad route via Hirasar. This would give greater connectivity to Hirasar from Rajkot. Around 250 buses are running on the Rajkot - Ahmedabad...Read More

Rajkot: A review meeting is scheduled for this evening via video conference from the PMO, focusing on the railway, airport, and AIIMS projects here in Rajkot city. District Collector Prabhav Joshi has informed that discussions will encompass the ongoing Rajkot-Kanalus double track project and the commencement of the inpatient department (IPD) at AIIMS Rajkot by the end of December. Additionally, discussions will cover the development of Rajkot International Airport. Collector Prabhav Joshi st...Read More

Gandhinagar: With the increase in the number of flights and airports in the state, Gujarat has recorded around 40% rise in air travel compared to the previous year. In September 2023, a total of 943,344 people traveled by airplanes, compared to 779,428 in September 2022 from Ahmedabad airport. From Surat airport, 104,721 people traveled in September this year, compared to 93,961 people in the same month last year. In Vadodara, the number of air travelers increased from 88,489 in Septemb...Read More

Rajkot: After claiming several lives across the state, the stray cattle menace has now reached the newly operational Greenfield International Airport here in Hirasar. Several stray cows were seen roaming around near the drop-off point and in gardens at the airport. After photos of stray cattle on the premises of the International airport emerged, people are raising questions about the security measures at the airport. The airport became operational just a month ago but has already been involv...Read More

  Mumbai:  IndiGo, India's leading airline, and international carrier, British Airways have signed a codeshare agreement. Through this partnership – which sees British Airways add its code onto a couple of destinations across IndiGo’s network – customers can enjoy improved connectivity between India and the United Kingdom for travel from October 12, 2023. With this codeshare partnership with IndiGo, British Airways will now be able to add three additional routes to their existi...Read More

Rajkot: The procedure of shifting of Rajkot airport from the existing old airport site to new airport at Hirasar, 36 kms away from the city has started. Fire, air traffic control, operational, material and transport, communication navigation and surveillance, commercial, security and CISF - all these facilities will shift to new airport, however Human Resources (HR) and Finance department will continue to function at old airport because buildings for these services has not been built at new ...Read More

Rajkot: The long-awaited flight between Rajkot and Indore commenced its operation today. An Indigo flight landed at Rajkot airport from Indore at 8:20 am this morning. Subsequently, the flight took off from Rajkot back to Indore. The number of flights has been on the rise at Rajkot airport in recent times. Indigo has initiated a direct flight to Indore from today, ahead of the full operationalization of Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar. The inaugural flight from Indore was welcomed by ...Read More

Rajkot: In a strange incident of flight cancellation at Rajkot airport, the Air India flight AI 404 which was supposed to fly for Delhi from Rajkot at 8 pm was cancelled as the chief pilot of this flight refused to fly as his duty hours were over. The chief pilot refused to take the flight with over 100 passengers including Lok Sabha member from Rajkot Mohanbhai Kundaria, from Jamnagar Poonambane Madam and Rajya Sabha member - elected from Gujarat Kesridev Singh aboard. The passengers were...Read More

Rajkot: Starting on April 20th, Air India will begin operating a new flight between Rajkot and Mumbai. The flight will depart from Rajkot Airport at 6:45 am. IndiGo Airlines also recently launched a flight between the two cities as well. Currently, there are 11 flights operating from Rajkot airport, but with the addition of these two Mumbai flights, that number will increase to 13. DeshGujaratRead More

Rajkot: As many as 35 properties will be acquired which were falling on the approach road for the Hirasar International Airport in Rajkot, the government has officially announced. The work inside the airport is nearly complete but as many as 35 properties are falling on the route of the approach road to be constructed connecting the Ahmedabad highway with the airport. The government has nominated Anil Prajapati of Gandhinagar as the Special Acquisition Officer for this project. Prajapati had ...Read More