Surat: A man was arrested during immigration checks at Surat International Airport after he was found travelling with a forged passport. The accused, Bhavesh Dhirubhai Borad, allegedly used a fake Portuguese passport to travel abroad. According to a preliminary investigation, the passport was prepared in 2019, and Borad had reportedly used the document for multiple international trips. Following the detection during immigration, Dumas police arrested the accused and seized the forged passport. ...Read More

Surat: With a rise in footfall, passenger amenities at Surat International Airport are being steadily enhanced to improve the overall travel experience. The airport has introduced laptop workstations from Tuesday to help passengers make productive use of their time while waiting for flights. This comes after the recent launch of facilities such as the Udan Yatri Café, Avsar Outlet under the ‘One Airport One Product’ initiative, DigiYatra, Wi-Fi services, and a Kids’ Play Area. The facili...Read More

Surat: Surat International Airport achieved its highest-ever monthly passenger traffic in January 2026, with 1,71,580 travellers flying in and out of the Diamond City. The previous record stood at 1,70,127 passengers, set in November last year. Notably, the January surge came despite 122 fewer aircraft movements compared to November. As passenger numbers continue to rise steadily, residents have once again pressed for additional flight routes and improved passenger amenities to keep pace with g...Read More

Surat: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu today virtually inaugurated a series of new passenger amenities at airports across the country, including upgraded facilities at Surat International Airport. Naidu remotely launched the initiatives at Surat Airport while attending an official event at Coimbatore Airport. The newly introduced services include the UDAN Yatri Café, the official launch of Digi Yatra, a dedicated children’s play area, an Avsar outlet, and upgraded Wi-...Read More

Surat: Ventura AirConnect, Surat’s regional airline, has resumed daily flight services connecting the city with Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Rajkot, and Amreli, significantly reducing travel time between South Gujarat and the Saurashtra region. The short-haul flights now enable passengers to reach Bhavnagar in about 30 minutes, Amreli in 45 minutes, and Ahmedabad and Rajkot in nearly 60 minutes. Ventura AirConnect has been operating regional connectivity services for more than 11 years using Cessna ...Read More

Surat: The Customs Department at Surat International Airport has foiled a major drug smuggling attempt after seizing 6.40 kg of high-grade cannabis from two passengers arriving on a flight from Bangkok. During inspection, officials found that the two male passengers had cleverly concealed the contraband. The cannabis had been packed into around 30 small plastic packets and hidden inside their luggage in a manner designed to evade routine checks. However, based on X-ray screening and suspicious ...Read More

Surat: The recently launched ‘Bharat Taxi’ facility is expected to be introduced at four airports in Gujarat in the near future. It is learnt that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Bharat Taxi to begin services at over nine airports across the country, including Surat, Rajkot, Vadodara and Bhuj. With the launch of Bharat Taxi, a new transport service model has been introduced in which drivers (referred to as Sarthi) are giv...Read More

Surat: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of Customs at Surat International Airport seized 3.7 kg of hydroponic ganja worth approximately ₹3.75 crore from a Bangkok–Surat flight on Monday. Officials said the contraband was discovered unclaimed inside the aircraft, marking the second significant drug seizure at the airport within a span of three days. Following the plane’s arrival, the AIU team carried out a thorough cabin inspection and noticed suspicious pouches hidden near the safety jacke...Read More

Surat: In a joint operation, Customs and the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized ganja worth about ₹8-9 crore from flights arriving from Bangkok at Surat airport, uncovering a new smuggling modus operandi in which contraband was hidden beneath and behind aircraft seats for onward delivery in Delhi. During checks this week, officials recovered a total of 8 kg of ganja, 6 kg from one flight and 2 kg from another, after crew members grew suspicious on noticing disturbed seat fitti...Read More

Surat: Air connectivity from Surat is likely to improve from March 30 with the proposed launch of three new flights to Noida (Jewar), Navi Mumbai, and Mumbai International Airport under the summer schedule. It is learnt that the IndiGo airline will be operating the Noida service, with the flight arriving in Surat at 10 pm and departing for Noida (Jewar) at 10:30 pm after passenger disembarkation. A second flight to Navi Mumbai, likely to be run by Star Air, is planned to operate five days a we...Read More