First direct flight to Ahmedabad takes off from Ranchi

The first ever direct flight from Ranchi to Ahmedabad took off from the Birsa Munda Airport in the state capital at 8.20pm on Tuesday, adding up to the fleet of new flights that are connecting Ranchi to important cities across India, airport authorities said.

Airport director, Vinod Sharma said that Indigo Airlines will run the flights to the Gujarat capital thrice every week – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flights will ferry passengers from Ahmedabad to Ranchi on the aforementioned days, and land here at 7.20 pm, Sharma added.

“There was demand for starting flights to Chennai and Ahmedabad. We have already started direct flights to Chennai, and the first flight to Ahmedabad took off today (Tuesday),” Sharma said on Tuesday afternoon.