Category Articles: Aviation

SpiceJet to restart Surat-Goa direct flight service from Oct 29

September 22, 2023
SpiceJet to restart Surat-Goa direct flight service from Oct 29

Surat: SpiceJet is expected to restart its direct flight service between Surat to Goa on October 29, 2023. SpiceJet has also received approval for the Surat-Jaipur flight slot. The airline has initiated the recruitment process for customer service executives, trainee security executives, and security personnel for stations including Surat, Mumbai, North Goa, Ahmedabad, Pune, Nasik, Kanadiya, Rajkot, Shirdi, Bhavnagar, Diu, and Khajuraho. The service will begin with 72 to 76-seater aircraft...Read More

Sudden closure of Surat Airport runaway; Indigo flight diverted to Ahmedabad

September 22, 2023
Sudden closure of Surat Airport runaway; Indigo flight diverted to Ahmedabad

Surat: Runway of Surat airport had to be shut for about two hours last evening after a tyre of Ventura air connect's aircraft got deflated during landing process. The affected plane had six people aboard. All are safe. The aircraft had arrived from Ahmedabad. The tyre of the flight got deflated at around 8:40 pm during the landing. The runway of the airport was made operational at 10:40 pm. It is learnt that the aircraft namely VT-DEV was added to the fleet of Airline this month only, after i...Read More

Rs. 5.05 lakh worth currency notes, gold chain stolen from bag at Ahmeabad airport; Malaysia returned passenger files complaint

September 21, 2023
Rs. 5.05 lakh worth currency notes, gold chain stolen from bag at Ahmeabad airport; Malaysia returned passenger files complaint

Ahmedabad: A publisher who runs the 'Gujarat Vandan' newspaper in Ahmedabad lost Rs. 5.05 lakh worth of Indian and foreign currency notes and a gold chain from his luggage bag at Ahmedabad airport. The complainant faced this as he returned from Vietnam on Vietnam Airlines flight VJ-1805. According to a complaint filed by Nikunj Sudhirkumar Patel (30), a resident of the Premchandnagar area of Ahmedabad, on 8 September, he along with his friend Dinesh Rajput and family left for Singapore on vac...Read More

Air India introduces integrated self-baggage drop & self-check-in facility 

September 15, 2023
Air India introduces integrated self-baggage drop & self-check-in facility 

Gurugram,: In another step to elevate customer experience, Air India has introduced an integrated self-baggage drop and self-kiosk check-in service at Terminal 3 Delhi airport for domestic and international flights, becoming the first Indian carrier to do so. The service is currently available for all Australia-bound flights as well as all for all flights within India.  Air India guests are now able to enjoy a seamless digital process to print boarding passes and baggage tags, and drop ba...Read More

Director of Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar clarifies teething problems

September 15, 2023
Director of Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar clarifies teething problems

Rajkot: After the controversy surrounding the initial challenges at the newly operational Rajkot International Airport in Hirasar, the airport's director stated that there is an ample water supply at the airport and everything is operating normally. Passengers are expressing their satisfaction with the new airport, he added. On Water supply Regarding the recent water scarcity issue, Hirasar Airport Director Diganta Borah explained, 'There was no problem on the 10th and 11th of September(when t...Read More

Liquor shop at Ahmedabad Airport to reopen

September 15, 2023
Liquor shop at Ahmedabad Airport to reopen

Ahmedabad: Liquor sales at the duty-free store inside Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport here in the city will soon resume, as the Gujarat High Court has stayed the order of the state's prohibition and excise department against the sale. On August 31, the state's prohibition and excise department issued an order to halt liquor sales at the international airport's store, citing the shop operator's failure to obtain the necessary no-objection certificate (NOC) from the releva...Read More

AMC plans to widen the road from Ahmedabad Airport Circle to Indira Bridge

September 14, 2023
AMC plans to widen the road from Ahmedabad Airport Circle to Indira Bridge

Ahmedabad: The Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has decided to widen the road from Ahmedabad Airport Circle to Indira Bridge to 60 meters. AMC will present a proposal in the standing committee meeting today for the road widening. The VIP road from Airport Circle to Indira Bridge will be expanded to 60 meters, and the road from Indira Bridge Circle to Gandhinagar will be widened to 90 meters. After the proposal is approved in the standing committee, notices will be issued to people living i...Read More

Hirasar airport of Rajkot facing teething problems on various counts

September 14, 2023
Hirasar airport of Rajkot facing teething problems on various counts

Rajkot: Rajkot international airport will see increase in facilities gradually, said Airport Director Digant Borahe. The airport will have 3 gates instead of 2 currently. It will have 9 lanes instead of 4 currently. The number of check-in counters will increases to 36 from 28 presently. Security check machines will increase to 10 from 5 currently. Passenger handling capacity will increase to 2800 from 1800 presently. The airport director said that facilities will increase by the end of t...Read More

Transport options zone opens at Ahmedabad Airport

September 13, 2023
Transport options zone opens at Ahmedabad Airport

Ahmedabad: Enhancing travel convenience for passengers  departing from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) here, a specialized transport options zone has been established at the domestic terminal. The airport management has set up service counters where travelers can arrange for self-driven cars from RAS (Rent a Self Drive), pre-paid taxis, auto-rickshaws, car rental services by Carzonrent, and services provided by Gujarat Tourism. Passengers can easily avail of any of thes...Read More

Rajkot International Airport at Hirasar commences flight operations

September 10, 2023

Rajkot: Rajkot International Airport has officially commenced its flight operations today with the inaugural flight of an Indigo, (ATR 72) aircraft, which arrived from Indore. The flight was welcomed by customary water cannon salute. The airport was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 27, 2023. With this, the outgoing airport of Rajkot will cease to witness any more air traffic. The new airport is located some 36 kms away from Rajkot at Hirasar. Shifting from the old airport to ...Read More