Gujarat’s ‘diamond city’ Surat has made it to the international aviation map with the first Air India Express flight arriving here carrying 75 passengers from Sharjah, the airline said on Sunday.
The maiden Air India Express flight IX 172 from Sharjah touched down atthe Surat airport at 11.30 pm on Saturday with 75 passengers on board the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, the airline said in a statement.
The passengers were received by the airline’s chief executive officer K Shyam Sundar and other dignitaries, it said.
