Surat: Air India Express has stopped bookings for its Kolkata-Surat-Kolkata flight effective January 1, 2025. Meanwhile, IndiGo Airlines has announced a new daily flight on the same route, starting December 27, 2024, with ticket bookings already open. The IndiGo flight is scheduled to depart Kolkata at 4:00 pm, arrive in Surat at 6:50 pm, and return from Surat at 7:20 pm, reaching Kolkata at 9:50 pm. This development comes as the Kolkata-Surat route ranks third in passenger traffic at Sura...Read More

Surat: Indigo Airlines will start new flight connecting Bengaluru to Surat for which ticket booking has started already. Presently, Indigo and Air India Express operate daily one each flight on the route connecting Surat and Bengaluru. From 31st December, a third flight will be added to the schedule, as Indigo will operate daily two flights between Surat and Bengaluru instead of one. The new flight will leave Bengaluru at 6.40 am and land at Surat airport at 8.20 am. In return journey it w...Read More

Ahmedabad: Passengers at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport will have more travel options in December as IndiGo plans to introduce four new routes from Ahmedabad. As part of IndiGo's winter schedule, the new routes will link Ahmedabad with Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Kochi, and Kolkata. Starting December 10, flights to Thiruvananthapuram will operate four times weekly, departing Ahmedabad at 4:15 pm and arriving at 7:15 pm. The return flight will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 7:35...Read More

Ahmedabad: In preparation for the Maha Kumbh 2025, Prayagraj Airport is likely to introduce direct flights to several major cities, including Ahmedabad. Starting December 15, travelers will have direct flight options from Prayagraj to Ahmedabad, as well as to Indore, Kolkata, and Dehradun. This service expansion follows significant upgrades at Prayagraj Airport, enhancing both passenger handling capacity and terminal facilities. Currently, the airport provides direct flights to cities like De...Read More

Ahmedabad: IndiGo, the country's largest domestic airline, is likely to connect Ahmedabad the largest city in Gujarat and Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala, with direct flights in the coming days. It is learned that the airline will operate a direct flight between Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) in Ahmedabad and Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on four days of the week. The timings and official details are yet to be announced, but the flights are exp...Read More

Ahmedabad: During the upcoming winter schedule, IndiGo will be changing the timing of its daily flight between Ahmedabad and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar (Aurangabad). According to the new schedule, flight 6E 7217 will take off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 11:00 hours and land at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar Airport at 12:45 hours. The return flight from Aurangabad will take off at 13:20 hours and land at SVPI Airport at 15:05 hours. This flight will operate every day of...Read More

Ahmedabad: Another aircraft suffered bird-hit at Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel international airport on Friday. An Indigo plane from Mumbai with 140 passengers on board faced bird hit when it was doing final approach for landing at Ahmedabad airport. The Air Traffic Control(ATC) was informed about bird-hit and the aircraft was safely landed and parked. As the frontal nose portion suffered damage, the aircraft was grounded. The same aircraft was to fly on Ahmedabad - Hyderabad route. The passengers to...Read More

Ahmedabad: The airport police today arrested a passenger for smoking a cigarette in the lavatory of the Jaipur-Ahmedabad Indigo flight. According to the FIR logged with the Airport Police, during the Jaipur-Ahmedabad flight, No. 6E 7138, a passenger went to the lavatory and, after some time, returned to seat No. 16F. Crew Member Bhumika became suspicious and, upon checking the toilet, detected the smell of smoke. Upon inspection, the passenger, identified as Imran Sulaimen Syed, was found ...Read More

Rajkot: A 44-year old man was booked for drinking liquor in flight to Rajkot. Accused Bhavesh Vashrambhai Kayada (Patel) was travelling from Mumbai to Rajkot hirasar airport in Indigo Airlines flight 6E5321. According to the police complaint, he was drinking liquor in the flight when the aircraft was in the air. The security assistant manager Gayatri Sakiya informed Airport police about this, after which Assistant Police Sub Inspector YK Chauhan led police staff reached the departure gate of the...Read More

Surat: Surat Police stopped a plane on the runway to apprehend an accused in a rioting case, who was attempting to flee abroad. The incident occurred on a 3:30 PM Indigo Airlines flight from Surat to Goa. The plane was brought back to the parking area based on an emergency call from the police. The Surat police received information that Kishan Ganpat Patel, wanted for rioting and assaulting a security guard was travelling on the flight to Goa. The Indigo Airlines flight was preparing for take...Read More