Rajkot: Air India has announced the temporary suspension of its direct morning flight between Rajkot and Mumbai from June 27 to July 15, due to operational reasons. The 19-day halt will affect both business class and regular air travelers who rely on this early connection. Under the regular schedule, Flight AIC 659 departs Mumbai at 6:35 AM and arrives at Rajkot International Airport at 7:55 AM. Its return leg, AI688, departs Rajkot at 8:40 AM and lands in Mumbai at 10:10 AM. Both legs of this ...Read More

Rajkot: IndiGo Airlines has cancelled the flights to Rajkot for May 13th, while Air India has cancelled the flights to Bhuj, Jamnagar, and Rajkot for May 13th due to evil drone activities of enemy country Pakistan across the border. Though there are no drones sighted either in or around Rajkot and Jamnagar, the airlines have decided to cancel the flights on May 13th along with other airports such as Jammu , Leh, Jodhpur, Amritsar, and Chandigarh. Air India, in its statement, said, 'In view of t...Read More

Rajkot: The new terminal of Rajkot International Airport was opened today with Garba dance performances. Rs. 326 crore terminal is spread over 23,000 square meters area. A notification is already published allowing cargo goods here by the Central Board of Indirect Tax & Customs. The first flight at new terminal arrived from Mumbai. The new terminal has capacity to handle upto 2800 passengers at a time. It has four aerobridges and parking facility for 14 aircraft. The new terminal has ...Read More

Rajkot: The first meeting of the Airport Advisory Committee for Rajkot International Airport was held on Thursday. BJP MP from Rajkot and former Union Minister Purushottam Rupala has been appointed as the chairman of the committee, with Rajya Sabha MP Rambhai Mokariya and Kesridevsinh Jhala named as members. During the meeting, the readiness of the new terminal building at the greenfield airport was reviewed. Airport Director Diganta Borah informed the committee that the new terminal building...Read More

Rajkot: The government only provides an enabling environment for the operation of international flights and has no direct role in the start of flights, for the commencement of international flights, the private airlines take commercial decisions based on traffic demand, the Central Government stated in the Rajya Sabha in reference to a question regarding international flights from Hirasar airport in Rajkot. The Rajkot International Airport has been developed in Hirasar, with the government in...Read More

Rajkot: During a recent announcement regarding 10 daily direct flights to enhance domestic connectivity starting September 2024, IndiGo Airlines announced that it will operate daily direct flights between Hyderabad and Rajkot from September 16. Flight 6E 6823 will depart from Hyderabad at 12:10 PM, arriving in Rajkot at 1:55 PM. In the return direction, Flight 6E 6824 will leave Rajkot at 2:25 PM, reaching Hyderabad by 4:05 PM. According to the airline, these new routes and frequencies aim...Read More

Rajkot: Star Air is likely to launch a flight service connecting Rajkot International Airport to Ahmedabad and Vadodara. Star Air Airlines is seeking permission to operate flights to Ahmedabad and Vadodara during the winter schedule, which runs from October 2024 to March 2025. The proposal has been submitted to the airport authority to operate a 50-seater aircraft, allowing Rajkot residents to benefit from these two new flights in the near future. The proposed flight is scheduled to arrive...Read More

Rajkot: A 44-year old man was booked for drinking liquor in flight to Rajkot. Accused Bhavesh Vashrambhai Kayada (Patel) was travelling from Mumbai to Rajkot hirasar airport in Indigo Airlines flight 6E5321. According to the police complaint, he was drinking liquor in the flight when the aircraft was in the air. The security assistant manager Gayatri Sakiya informed Airport police about this, after which Assistant Police Sub Inspector YK Chauhan led police staff reached the departure gate of the...Read More

Rajkot: The construction of a permanent terminal at Rajkot’s Hirasar Airport is expected to be completed by August 15.  However this upcoming terminal will only serve the needs for domestic flights operations. A temporary terminal at Hirasar Airport is set up for passengers since last year for domestic passengers. This temporary terminal is actually meant to handle cargo movement. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has not started international operations in the current building as woul...Read More

Rajkot: Canopy collapsed at the pasenger pickup and drop area outside the Hirasar based Rajkot airport's departure terminal amid heavy rains, reports the Press Trust of India(PTI). The airport is being operated by the Airport Authority of India(AAI). The current building is a temporary terminal in operation since last year when the airport was inaugurated. The permenent terminal building is expected to be ready by August this year. The incident once again raises questions about structural safety...Read More