Ahmedabad: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) in the city will implement FASTag-based parking charges starting next week. This will reduce waiting times at parking entry and exit points, providing a hassle-free experience for travellers. The system is similar to toll gates on highways that will scan FASTag upon entry and deduct the parking fee from it upon exit. It will improve turnaround times, enable cashless transactions, and reduce traffic congestion. The airport aims t...Read More

Ahmedabad: Around 52 flights arriving and departing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport have been rescheduled due to the runway resurfacing work. The runway resurfacing work that started today on January 17 will run from 9 am to 6 pm daily till 31st May 2022 except Sundays and public holidays. Around 52 flights have been rescheduled and 30 flights have been canceled. The additional check-in counters and baggage drop-in counters have been deployed at the airport. To a...Read More

Ahmedabad: An aircraft of private airliner Indigo had to make an emergency landing at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport here this morning minutes after taking off due it getting 'bird-hit'. The aircraft was bird-hit at a height of around 13000 ft at a distance of around 30 nautical miles from the airport. Initially it was thought that it was caused by pigeons, 3 of which were found dead but now it is suspected that it might be an eagle or another such bird which ...Read More

Ahmedabad: The domestic flight operations at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport will be completely normal again from day after tomorrow ie April 16, after an around one and a half month restrictions due to major runway resurfacing work. The runway after completion of its resurfacing work would be handed over to the AAI at 1900 hrs tomorrow evening and the flight operations at the largest and sole international airport in Guajrat would normalize from day after ...Read More

New Delhi: Hours after an A320 neo aircraft of private airline company Indigo suffered engine failure mid-air and made an emergency landing at Ahmedabad airport today, country's air sector regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) put ban on the operations of 11 A320 neo aircraft that are powered by a certain series of Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines. As an effect, today itself 11 aircraft have been grounded. Of these 11 aircraft, 8 are operated by IndiGo and 3 by GoAir. Accordi...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Lucknow bound flight of private airliner Indigo with 186 passengers on board had to make emergency landing at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport here today after some technical snag in its second engine. Airport Director Manoj Gangal said that flight number 6E244 of Indigo with Airbus 320 and 186 passengers on board took off from Ahmedabad at 0921 am. 'After sometime the pilot informed the ATC here that he has noticed some technical snag in ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The domestic flight operations at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport will see a major rescheduling for around one and a half months from tomorrow owing to the start of the second phase of runway resurfacing work. Airport Director Manoj Gangal today said that the resurfacing of runway started on February 16 in the first phase and completed today ie February 28. As It was done in that part of the 3.505 km long runway which was not used for regular land...Read More

Ahmedabad: As reported earlier, the Ahmedabad airport runway will be closed during 9 am to 7 pm for resurfacing work between 1st March and 15th April following which all flights will operate early in the morning or late in the evening during this period. The Airport Authority of India(AAI) is mulling 13 new self checking counters, additional entry gates in domestic terminal, more chairs in sitting area to accommodate the extra rush during mornings and evenings. AAI had spent Rs 29 crore about on...Read More