Regional air service ‘Mehair’ in Gujarat in two months: Gujarat govt

By our correspondent, Gandhinagar, 5 November 2014

Civil Aviation minister of Gujarat Shri Saurabh patel today told media persons that Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited has completed the tender process and has selected Maritime Energy Heli Air Services(MEHAIR) company for regional air service in Gujarat.

He said the company wills tart intra-state operation in next two months period.

He said minimum two 9-10 seater planes will be used initially to connect Ahmedabad, Surat, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar and Rajkot where air strips are existing. MEHAIR company has selected Surat and Ahmedabad airports for parking at present. In near future, schedule of service will be finalized which will be in tune with timings of domestic and international flights operating at major airports of the state.

Patel said Gujarat is leading industrial state and prominent businessmen and industrialists travel to Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar and Kutch from Ahmedabad frequently. With regional airline they will save their time and will be able to complete business work in shorter time. Additionally, in urgent circumstances intra-Gujarat travel will be easier for others too.