Vibrant Summit: Over 100 additional flights to land at Ahmedabad airport in 3 days

Ahmedabad: Over 100 additional flights will land with around 60 of them through special aircraft, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in 3 days beginning today in the wake of 8 th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit and related events that are taking place in capital city Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad.

Owing to the sudden rush of flights, the airport which conducts around 140, to and fro flights daily, will also face problem of parking of aricraft.

Many of the special aircraft will be sent to other airports in the state including that of Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara etc for parking as the airport here can adjust the parking of only around a dozen odd aircraft.

State govt. official Milind Torwade, who has been given the responsibility to take care of airport management in the wake of the biennial summit admits that in 3 days beginning today around 100 flights would land here. There will be 60 special aircraft. He, however, said that adequate arrangements have been made to take care of the rush.

Notably around 1400 VVIP participants including Prime Ministers, Presidents, other foreign delegates, CEO’s of fortune 500 companies are to land here to participate in various events.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will formally inaugurate the Vibrant Gujarat summit tomorrow at main venue Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar but today he will first lay the foundation stone of the new building of Gandhinagar railway station, participate in Global trade show, inaugurate International stock exchange of BSE in GIFT city and Nobel laureates series exhibition at science city here. He will also participate in the global CEO summit tomorrow before returning to New Delhi.

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