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Directive to Air India issued for restarting the Ahmedabad-London direct flight:Praful Patel(Video)
By Hanif Khan in Junagadh Central Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel visited Gujarat’s Sant Devidas baba’s Parab ashram on the occasion of Ashadhi Bij fair on Tuesday(13th of July 2010). Patel reached Parab through helicopter. Speaking with media persons, central Civil Aviation minister said, the Ahmedabad-London direct flight service will be started in next some months. “The... »
Maoist effect - Ahmedabad-Calcutta air traffic doubles
By Japan K Pathak Naxals/Maoists are of course nuisance, but somebody is earning handsomely due to their violence. And that is India’s airlines industry. For last some months, Maoists have started targeting railway tracks and trains in eastern India’s naxal affected areas. Due to this, the Indian railway has lower down the speed of some trains... »
Rs 9 crore annual burden on Ahmedabad airport users, thanks to user fee of terminal-2
Soon there will be a burden of Rs 415 on international traveler and Rs 110 on domestic traveler for usage of Ahmedabad airport. On sideline of inauguration of newly built terminal 2 of Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport, the Airport Authority of India’s Chairman Shri VP Agrawal told DeshGujarat that the new building is... »
Praful Patel offers Viability funding to Modi for intra-Gujarat aviation
Union minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel on Sunday announced that the Ahmedabad international airport’s phase two construction works would be completed within next three years. Speaking at the inaugural function of new airport terminal - 2 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport here, Patel said, “We would connect this new building and existing domestic... »
Just one flight a day is not enough for Surat:One minister complains, another not responding
Central minister of state for Tribal development Shri Tushar Chaudhary on Sunday requested central minister for Aviation Shri Praful Patel to do something urgently for southern Gujarat’s only one - Surat airport which is much neglected according to him. During the inauguration ceremony of new Ahmedabad airport building of terminal 2, Tushar Chaudhary addressed Praful... »
Taxi way, radar planned for Ahmedabad airport, says AAI Chairman
In his speech during inauguration of new airport terminal building at Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport, the Airport Authority of India(AAI) Chairman VP Agrawal announced that AAI has planned new taxi way, control room and radar for Ahmedabad airport. In his speech Agrawal said, “the Ahmedabad airport was established in year 1937. It became... »
Complete detail of what you would get at Ahmedabad’s new airport building
To be functional from 15th of August, Rs 316 crore new domestic-international terminal building of Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is equipped with 410-metre long underground travelators(walkalators) in an underground link with the existing domestic terminal. Passengers will be able to travel from new domestic terminal to international terminal using the travelators, which... »
“Every state wants to follow Gujarat, but they say they can’t match Gujarat”(Mp3)
In this audio tape, you will listen to India’s domestic air lines Spice Jet’s Kamal Hingorani, Vice President Marketing and Planning talking about Spice Jet’s Gujarat experience. But the story doesn’t end there. Uttam Kumar Bose, who had been with Sahara Airlines since it was founded and who is now Managing Director at I jet... »
Gujarat may relax tax on ATF for intra-Gujarat air operations
Gujarat may relax tax on Air Turbine Fuel for intra-Gujarat air operations in new Aviation policy, said Vipul Mitra, Secretary (Tourism, Pilgrimage Dev.& Devsthan Management) Government of Gujarat speaking during discussion at FICCI-Gujarat Tourism conclave, held at Ahmedabad on Thursday. Mitra said the state government has recently formed a company GUJSAC and state’s all aviation... »