Mahesana: The 15-year-old due-tax issue faced by Ahmedabad Aviation and Aeronautics (AAA) Company was resolved after the company paid Rs 4.68 crore tax to Mehsana municipality against the due amount of Rs 7.68 crore after an exemption of Rs 2.99 crore due to Mukhya Mantri Vera Valtar Protsahak scheme. AAA company provides pilot training at the Mehsana aerodrome. The payment of a tax of Rs 7.68 crore was pending in the span of the last 15 years as per the survey of 2008. Mehsana municipality ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Leaving the aircraft after its landing and subsequent halt can be a faster and smoother affair if this experiment becomes the new normal. Private-run Indigo airlines attempted 3-door disembarkation (two front doors located opposite each other and one rear exit) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel airport in Ahmedabad. The airport staff assisted Indigo's 3-door disembarkation for the first time. The trial was performed on the gE 6727 flight from Hyderabad to Ahmedabad. Indigo had last year...Read More

Vadodara: The airport in Vadodara has got the approval to start international services, said Ranjan Bhatt, member of Lok Sabha representing Vadodara. Bhatt in a tweet stated that union Home Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Vadodara handed over the gazette notification for starting customs and immigration facilities at Vadodara airport which shall start soon. Bhatt thanked Prime Minister, Home Minister, and Civil Aviation Minister for starting customs and immigration facilities at V...Read More

Gandhinagar: During Friday's budget session of the state assembly, the Gujarat government informed that it had spent Rs 20.8 crore in maintenance and operation expenses over a period of two years on a new jet aircraft that was purchased on November 21, 2019, for Rs 197.90 crore. In reply to another question by Porbandar MLA Arjun Modhwadia, the government revealed that a total of Rs 36 crore was spent on the operation and maintenance of the two airplanes and a helicopter that the government o...Read More

Rajkot: Rajkot district collector Arun Mahesh Babu said in the press conference that all the works for Hirasar Airport near Rajkot will be completed by the end of the month of March this year. The work of testing the flights with instrument landing systems is ongoing, he said. A 1-km tunnel below the runway and the control navigation system is ready, he further added. A runway is made for the landing of the Boeing 737. The work of 7 windmills has started. The airport will be dedicated after g...Read More

Surat: Surat: Air Asia is on 3rd March launching three flights from Surat to Delhi, Bengaluru, and Kolkata. The Surat - Delhi flight launched today will operate in the morning till 25 March. The same flight will operate in the evening from 26 March. The evening time will be useful for passengers seeking further connectivity to other destinations from Delhi. In another development, Indigo Airlines will also start the Surat - Kolkata flight on 28 March. Indigo will also start Surat - Udaipur...Read More

Gandhinagar: Captain Ajay Chauhan, who held the positions of CEO of Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Ltd (Gujsail) and director of civil aviation for a significant amount of time, has been removed from both posts by the state government. Nitin Sangwan, the fisheries commissioner, has been given additional responsibility for these positions. According to sources, The decision to remove Chauhan was made by the chief minister in response to allegations made against Chauhan. There...Read More

Gandhinagar: Only SVPI airport in Ahmedabad is operating in profit in Gujarat. All 10 other airports are making a loss. As per the latest figures of the last five years available, Surat airport made Rs. 120.62 crore losses in the last five years period covering 2017 to 2022 while Vadodara airport has made Rs. 130.96 crore losses in three years covering 2017 to 20 2020. Porbandar, Jamnagar, Keshod, Kandla, Diu, Bhuj, Bhavnagar, and Rajkot are other airports that have made losses. DeshGujaratRead More

Amdavad: Flying from Ahmedabad Airport has become expensive starting today as the user development fee (UDF) for departing domestic and international passengers has been raised from Rs 100 to Rs 250 (domestic) and Rs 550 (international), respectively. There will also be a yearly increase in this fee, which means from April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, UDF will further rise to Rs 450 (domestic) and Rs 880 (international). For the period of 1, April 2025 to 31st March 2026, the UDF will be Rs 60...Read More