Ahmedabad: A woman from Vadodara was apprehended by immigration officers at Ahmedabad International Airport on Tuesday. She presented a forged Indian passport and other fake documents to board an Air India flight to London. She intended to immigrate on the basis of a dependent visa in the name of her fictitious Portuguese national husband. Banshi Rameshbhai Savaniya, 22, from Vadodara, presented herself as Banshi Rambhai Modhvadiya before the Immigration Officer Gajesinh Chauhan. Savaniya pro...Read More

Ahmedabad: Customs Superintendent Preeti Aarya is suspended over allegations of aiding a gold smuggling syndicate, operating at Ahmedabad and Surat airports when she was on duty at these airports. After prima facie involvement found, departmental inquiry was initiated aginst Arya. It revealed that She would clear female carriers who were smuggling gold to avoid suspicion.Three women were caught in Mumbai with smuggled gold. They were coming to Surat. A vigilance inquiry was launched and the in...Read More

Ahmedabad: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city will be adding two more new self-baggage drop machines at the domestic terminal (T1) within the next 15 days. This expansion follows a positive response to the existing machines, which were introduced last November. The total number of machines will increase to four, saving passengers approximately 25 minutes during peak hours. Since their launch, 70,000 passengers from IndiGo and Air India have utilized the self-bagga...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Assistant Immigration Officer of Ahmedabad Airport filed a complaint on Tuesday against Dilip Rajubhai Modhavadiya, a resident of Porbandar, for having a duplicate Indian passport under the name of Portuguese national Ram Raju Bagoan from Valsad. Modhavadiya was apprehended during an immigration check at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) Terminal 2 while attempting to depart for London on flight AI 171. He was found with a UK resettlement visa based on a Por...Read More

Ahmedabad:A Filipino citizen woman was apprehended by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at SVPI airport here with Rs. 6.50 crore worth of heroin in her possession. NCB had prior information about her from NCB Mumbai unit, based on which she was detained in the Immigration area of the international terminal upon her arrival. Upon checking her passport, NCB learned that she had visited India 20 times so far and had brought in Rs. 50 crore worth of heroin to the country in the last two years....Read More

Ahmdabad: After receiving news of a bomb threat, the route of the Akasa Air flight from Delhi to Mumbai was changed today, and it was diverted to Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat. he flight and passengers' luggage were being checked by the Dog Squad at Ahmedabad Airport. The flight was carrying 186 passengers and 06 crew members. “Akasa Air flight QP 1719, flying from Delhi to Mumbai on June 03, 2024, and carrying 186 passengers, 1 infant and six crew members on board, received a security alert...Read More

Ahmedabad: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city has added five new parking stands at Terminal 2 in its latest upgrade. This expansion brings the total number of parking stands to 18, up from the previous 13, accommodating a range of aircraft used by both domestic and select international airlines. The expansion also includes the installation of four new aerobridges, doubling the total to eight. Additionally, the implementation of the Multiple Aircraft Ramp Syst...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Terror Squad of Gujarat Police today arrested four terrorists at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city. All the arrested individuals are associated with the Islamic State and are residents of Sri Lanka. After the arrest, the accused terrorists were produced in Ahmedabad Metropolitan Court, which remanded them to 14 days of police custody. The four accused Mohammad Nusrat, Mohammad Nufran, Mohammad Faris, and Mohammad Razdin are Sri Lankan nationals and...Read More

Ahmedabad: 250 passengers were left frustrated at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city on Thursday afternoon after Air India’s flight AI 171 to London was abruptly cancelled. Airline sources attributed the cancellation to a technical issue. Passengers, who had arrived early and completed the check-in process, were left outraged and confused by the sudden cancellation, with many remaining at the airport until evening before returning home. Scheduled to depart fro...Read More

Ahmedabad: Air India (AI) on Monday introduced a Self Baggage Drop (SBD) system at the domestic terminal of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) airport to streamline the baggage check-in process for passengers. This system allows passengers to drop their bags at kiosks, obtain tags, and proceed directly to security check-in. Following Indigo Airlines, Air India became the second airline to implement this system at Ahmedabad Airport. To use the SBD services, passengers need to visit...Read More