Ahmedabad: Star Air, the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, is set to resume its direct flight operations in Gujarat, with a key new route connecting Ahmedabad to Jamnagar starting August 23, 2025. The new Ahmedabad–Jamnagar route will operate daily, with flight S5 614 departing from Ahmedabad at 8:15 AM and arriving in Jamnagar at 9:05 AM. The return flight, S5 615, will leave Jamnagar at 2:50 PM and land in Ahmedabad by 3:40 PM. Services will be operated using the 50-seater Embraer ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A 22-year-old man from Ambaliyasan in Mehsana district was arrested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Tuesday after being deported from Dubai for travelling with a forged Canadian visa. The airline alerted airport authorities, suspecting the visa was fake, and confirmed to the Bureau of Immigration that his deportation was due to visa forgery. The man was handed over to the police. According to the FIR, the accused had submitted his original Canadian visa to a...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport in the city is gearing up for a significant transformation, with construction of a new integrated terminal building expected to begin by March 2026. As part of the plan, Adani Ahmedabad International Airport Ltd (AAIAL) has reportedly submitted proposals to both state and central authorities to relocate key infrastructure components, including the current Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower, the state hangar, and the General Avi...Read More

Ahmedabad: In yet another case within a week, the customs department at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city seized 4.5 kg of marijuana from a passenger. It is learnt that Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) officers intercepted a male passenger who had arrived in Ahmedabad from Bangkok on a Thai Lion Airways flight. During inspection, they found four black plastic packets containing a total of 4,543 grams of marijuana hidden in his trolley bag. “The passenger has been arreste...Read More

Ahmedabad: Immigration officials at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI) apprehended a man from Borisana village in Mehsana district for allegedly travelling to the United States and other countries using a forged passport. The accused, Kanhaiyalal Patel, was detained on July 27 after arriving from Chicago on an Emirates flight. During routine checks, immigration officers found that there was no record of his departure matching the emergency exit certificate he presented. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A Customs department team on Monday nabbed a passenger with 8.2 kg of marijuana (also known as cannabis) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. On July 28, officers from the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) stopped a male traveller who had arrived in Ahmedabad from Bangkok on a Thai Lion Airways flight. “The passenger was carrying 15 vacuum-sealed plastic packets containing a total of 8,286.20 grams of marijuana,” noted the Customs department in a statement. The accused h...Read More

Ahmedabad: Just like domestic travellers, international travellers flying out of Ahmedabad can now also enjoy a faster baggage check-in experience, as the self baggage drop facility has become operational at Terminal 2 (T2) of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport. Emirates is the first airline to offer this service to its passengers under the initiative rolled out by the airport operator, with other airlines expected to join in the coming months. The self baggage drop facility ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Increasing connectivity with the National Capital Region, IndiGo Airlines on Sunday launched direct Ahmedabad–Hindon flight services. The Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, inaugurated the flight services between the city’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and Ghaziabad’s Hindon Airport along with nine other new routes. As per the details, flight number 6E 2567 will depart daily at 8:55 am from Terminal 1 of SVPI Airport and land at Hindon Airport...Read More

Ahmedabad: Airport authorities detained a man on Friday who arrived from Dubai after finding discrepancies in his date of birth during passport verification. The passenger, named Ram Jatan Shri Ram from Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, landed at Ahmedabad airport on an IndiGo flight from Dubai. During routine checks, officials found inconsistencies in his passport and documents, prompting further inquiry. According to police, the accused had manipulated official documents to secure employment ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Tensions flared at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International (SVPI) Airport on Friday once again after a clash broke out between rickshaw pullers and private security guards employed at the airport. According to the FIR filed at the Airport Police Station, the incident occurred when the complainant, Mukesh Bhadoriya, along with other rickshaw drivers, was standing at Terminal 2 of the airport to pick up passengers. As per the complaint, security personnel employed with GDX Security appr...Read More