Ahmedabad: Sun PhuQuoc Airways will launch its first direct flight service between India and Phu Quoc Island in Vietnam on December 3, with five weekly flights connecting Ahmedabad to the popular tourist destination. The new route is expected to make travel more convenient for Indian tourists by eliminating the need for connecting flights. Initially, flights will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The airline plans to increase the frequency to daily services from ea...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed Air India to reimburse Rs 1.5 lakh to an Ahmedabad family for emergency purchases made after the airline allegedly failed to load their checked-in baggage on a flight to Singapore. It also ordered the airline to pay Rs 1 lakh in compensation for deficiency in service and mental agony. The case dates back to January 2015, when Wadhwani, a resident of Bhat, travelled to Singapore with four family members for a week...Read More

Ahmedabad: Customs officials seized around 2.1 kg of suspected marijuana from a passenger arriving from Ho Chi Minh City at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) on Saturday. The passenger was intercepted by the Customs Department’s Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) based on passenger profiling. A search of his baggage led to the recovery of seven vacuum-sealed packets containing a green-coloured substance concealed inside a black handbag. The packets weighed approximately 2,117 g...Read More

Ahmedabad: An Air India flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Delhi was diverted to Jaipur on Wednesday after its pilot reportedly issued a suspected hijack alert. Flight AI-2030 landed safely at Jaipur International Airport at 9:35 am and was moved to an isolation bay for security checks. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is investigating the incident, according to sources. Initial checks indicated that the aircraft's operations were normal. However, authorities are investigating...Read More

Ahmedabad: Indian carriers IndiGo, Air India and Akasa Air have suspended flights to and from several Saudi Arabian cities until October 17, 2026, citing escalating tensions in the Middle East and concerns over aviation safety following recent attacks in the region. The suspensions have affected services connecting Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and Madinah. Flights operated by IndiGo and Akasa Air between Jeddah and Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport have also been cancelle...Read More

Rajkot: The winter flight schedule at Rajkot International Airport (Hirasar) will come into effect from October 25, with an increase in flight frequency compared with the current summer schedule and changes in timings on several routes. The revised schedule has adjusted the arrival and departure timings of several flights by 15 to 45 minutes, taking into account winter weather conditions and the possibility of fog. A new Rajkot-Goa flight has been added to the schedule. The service to ...Read More

Gandhinagar: As India’s aviation sector enters a period of rapid expansion, Gujarat is emerging as one of the country’s centres for pilot training. At present, Gujarat has five operational Flying Training Organisations. Four operate from state-owned airstrips at Mehsana and Amreli, while one functions at Bhavnagar Airport on land allotted by the Airports Authority of India. The operational FTOs include Skynex Aero Pvt. Ltd. and Blue Ray Aviation Pvt. Ltd. at Mehsana; Vision Flying Train...Read More

Surat: Surat International Airport has expanded its use of renewable energy through solar power generation and procurement of green electricity, along with measures to reuse treated wastewater. The airport has installed two solar photovoltaic (PV) plants with a combined capacity of 140 kWp. The plants generate about 533 units of electricity a day, amounting to approximately 17,000 units a month. The solar installations reduce the airport's electricity expenditure by around ₹1.26 lakh...Read More

Surat: Surat International Airport handled nine Mumbai-bound flight diversions on Tuesday evening after adverse weather disrupted flight operations in Mumbai. Four more Mumbai-bound flights were diverted to Vadodara airport. The nine flights diverted to Surat included services from Tiruchirappalli, Delhi, Chennai, Goa, Coimbatore, Bhopal and Bengaluru, operated by IndiGo and Air India. Among the flights diverted to Vadodara were Air India services from Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Indore, alo...Read More