Ahmedabad

It is learnt that an aircraft to start regional air service in Gujarat has arrived at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad. The plane belongs to Maritime Energy Heli Air Services Pvt. Ltd.(MEHAIR), a company which has been permitted by Gujarat government to start its intra-state air connectivity service across Gujarat through tender process administered by Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited. MEHAIR may offer air connectivity in Ahmedabad-Bhuj-Jamnagar sector in first phase through its 9-seater and 19-seater planes.

In November, Civil Aviation minister of Gujarat Shri Saurabh patel had said that MEHAIR will start intra-state operation in next two months period with minimum two 9-10 seater planes 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.

It is believed that MEHAIR will start operation in Gujarat well ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit and Pravasi Bharatiya Divas scheduled to take place in second week of January.

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