Vadodara: A carpet at Vadodara airport has raised a controversy. The airport which comes under the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has a carpet on which Dandiya playing male and female are depicted. The city-based social worker Swejal Vyas in a Facebook post gave the ultimatum to AAI to remove the carpet in seven days or face legal actions. Vyas in his Facebook post opined - Garbo is a religious symbol of Mataji, where all Hindus play Garba to worship Mataji. That Garba symbol is kept ...Read More

Vadodara: Several international flights operate from Vadodara Airport, and with the increase in passenger footfall, the security hold area of the airport is now being expanded. Soon, there will be a separate security hold area for international and domestic passengers. According to airport management, various airports, including Vadodara Airport, have been advised to increase passenger capacity by the Delhi headquarters of the Airport Authority of India (AAI). The security hold area at Vad...Read More

New Delhi: Surat and Vadodara Airports will be among the 25 airports earmarked for leasing between 2022 and 2025, as per the National Monetisation Pipeline, stated by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Presently, the Airports Authority of India operates 9 airports in Gujarat, and one airport in Ahmedabad is operated under the PPP model by the Adani Group. All of these airports reported losses for the financial year 2022-23. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad reported a l...Read More

Gandhinagar: With the increase in the number of flights and airports in the state, Gujarat has recorded around 40% rise in air travel compared to the previous year. In September 2023, a total of 943,344 people traveled by airplanes, compared to 779,428 in September 2022 from Ahmedabad airport. From Surat airport, 104,721 people traveled in September this year, compared to 93,961 people in the same month last year. In Vadodara, the number of air travelers increased from 88,489 in Septemb...Read More

  Mumbai:  IndiGo, India's leading airline, and international carrier, British Airways have signed a codeshare agreement. Through this partnership – which sees British Airways add its code onto a couple of destinations across IndiGo’s network – customers can enjoy improved connectivity between India and the United Kingdom for travel from October 12, 2023. With this codeshare partnership with IndiGo, British Airways will now be able to add three additional routes to their existi...Read More

Vadodara: Indigo has commenced the operation of a non-stop (direct) flight from Vadodara to Goa today. The introduction of this new flight brings relief to travellers who previously had to travel via other cities when visiting Goa. The flight service to Goa will operate three days a week—Monday, Friday, and Sunday. The outbound flight will depart from Vadodara airport at 11:40 am and arrive in Goa at 01:15 pm. However, the inbound flight from Goa will depart from North Goa airport at 9:35 a...Read More

Vadodara: The Gujarat Flying Club in Vadodara has been relaunched with five new planes. The club commenced with the "pujan" of a new double-engine plane, at the hands of Vaishnavacharya Vrajrajkumarji, three days ago. The Sudani family from Surat has introduced the most affordable flying training program in the country at the club. The club will commence charter flights to Vadodara, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat, and Amreli. The fleet consists of five planes, including six-seater double-engine pla...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: 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

New Delhi: The Government has been promoting and facilitating the manufacturing of aircraft, including a Regional Transport Aircraft, and associated equipment by public and private enterprises in India. Hindustan -228 (Upgraded) civil aircraft developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is a 19 seater turbo prop aircraft suitable for regional connectivity. HAL has also entered into MoU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for Desi...Read More